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Culture is a concept that has been mixed and developed over the years. Because of its characteristics it is quite extensive, and the research of culture has become extremely important. Thro history, many civilizations have lived in the territory of Trakya and Anadolu. Therefore, as a result of the cultural diversity that was formed, different beliefs, rituals, celebrations and traditions were formed. The preservation of cultural heritage objects and the transfer to future generations is very important. For example, these items can include architectural structures, monuments, traditions, ceremonies, kitchen cultures, crafts, festivals, rituals, beliefs, lifestyle. It is possible that verbal cultural values transmitted from generation to generation, over time, are transformed into cultural heritage rituals. One of the cultural heritage wealth of Trakya and the Balkan culture is the Baby Culture-Baby Night. This work was carried out on the night of the child. The Night of the Child has become a ritual held in almost all communities in different ways. "Child" is a fearful creature, a woman emerging in the coldest night of the year, interpreted as a creature traveling in the white. The purpose of this study is to identify with the region of Trakya and become one of the cultural dynamics of social life in the form of the study of the belief content, meaning and the rituals of this night by recording. The purpose of understanding individual perceptions about the child phenomenon in the study of the quality research patterns is preferred from the phenomenological pattern. In order to reach the essence of the experiences and to access the experiences of the participants, deep conversations were conducted with people living in the Trakya region and the data obtained was subjected to illustrative analysis. According to the findings, the cultural content of the Child's Night belief is gathered under two basic topics, "traditional interpretation of origin" and "definition of modern meaning". According to the answers given, the contents of the rituals held in the Child's Night are also divided into the dimensions of "intimated habits and sanctified behaviors". It is seen that the origins of the night ritual extend to the periods in which the Romans and the Turks live together. Today, the night is called "the hard night of the winter months, the winter festival, the local witches holiday, the night that is forbidden to go out, the night damaged to cows and children", and this night is also translated from generation to generation as "the night of the calling for the bull and the protection against evil in the new year". The night has been a lot of benefit to the local people. According to the results of the talks, together with this ritual, the people of the region and the trade have begun to obtain significant economic income by transforming their homes into housing units by producing local products. In social and cultural terms, it was also provided in the village thanks to the rituals held at the same night. In addition, the analysis of the social function of the Bocuk ritual has shown that the Bocuk ritual has contributed to the economic development of the region, to the socio-cultural structure, to the group awareness and to the development of tourism.

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