Abstract:

There are many attitudes, beliefs and rituals that make up the essence of the traditional life and behavior patterns of the Anadolu people. There are three important transitional stages in human life. These are birth, marriage and death. In each of these periods, different attitudes, beliefs, ceremonies, religious and magical processes are observed. Many of these processes are carried out on the basis of adapting the person to the new situation. Death has always brought a mysterious situation for people, because it means that the world life is to find the end. Many rituals and practices have been applied to remove death in the process from humanity’s existence to today. Many of the rituals, practices and beliefs seen in the area of Samsun are similar to the other places of Anadolu, and most of them carry traces from past beliefs. Another aspect of the study is to see the changes seen in the life and practice of the new type of coronavirus (Kovid-19) that affects the entire world today. It is certain that this epidemic process makes people disappointed and causes serious divorces in our death-related traditions. For the formation or divorce of the tradition is directed by the relationships between the people. This process is also an important milestone in the history of Turkish culture. In this study, the deaths in the area of Samsun were evaluated and the effects of the epidemic on these events were discussed. In addition, the method of the work has been applied.

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There are many customs, beliefs and rituals that constitute the core of thetraditional life and behaviour patterns of Anatolian people. There are three important transition stages in human life. These are birth, marriage and death. Different customs, beliefs, ceremonies, religious and magical processes are observed in each of these periods. Many of these processes are carried out on the basis of human adaptation to the new situation. Death has always been a mysterious situation for people because it means the end of life in the world. In the process from the existence of humanity to the presentday, a large number of rituals and practices have been applied in order to send death away. Many rituals, practices and beliefs seen in Samsun region are similar to other regions in Anatolia and most of them beartraces of past beliefs. Another aspect of the study is to reveal the changes seen in death customs and practices after the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) which has affected the whole world. It is certain that this epidemic process made people desperate and caused serious changes in our traditions related with death because relations between people guide the formation orevolution of traditions. Therefore, this process is also an important milestone in terms of Turkish cultural history. The present study evaluates death customs and discusses the effects the pandemic has caused on these customs. In addition, inductive method has been used in the study.