Özet:

From the mythical periods to the present day, the stories created by people with their creativity and imagination have been transmitted from generation to generation in various ways. The works created are fed with oral and written culture with the support of collective consciousness. The legends, which are one of the stories created by collective consciousness, have continued to live in a living way, supported by concrete data, whether it is necessary for conviction. One of the places in which the legends are described intensely is Hatay. Natural elements, historical events and persons, religious events, etc.The cutting head legends that combine the element of religion and history among the legends that are told about them draw special attention. Habib-i Neccar, which has become a symbolic value for both Islam and Christianity in Hatay, is also in the center of the cutting head legends. In addition to this, people who are fighting for religious or national values and who are cut their heads in Hatay continue to live with both authorities and menkibes. In the article, the cutting head legends described in Hatay are classified according to the causes of cutting the head. According to this designation, the symbols in the cutting head legends will be studied, the cutting head turbines/cuts and religious practices and practices performed in the visits will be identified.

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