a scientific journal of ilam culture

a scientific journal of ilam culture

Rituals related to rain inKurdshin regions

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
University faculty member
10.22034/farhang.2024.468203.1745
Abstract
Rain, the main factor in the continuation of life, a symbol of God's kindness and grace, has a high place among all nations. Kurdish people, like other Iranians, have performed many rituals to honor the rain. To solve the drought and lack of rain, they performed traditions such as: Hele Hele Helonake, Gā Rovānaki, begging for water, artificial war and conflict, slip, selling water, Buka Bārana, Bil Dāna, Pahlan game, etc. Also, the heavy rain has forced them to perform rituals to stop the rain, such as: Aāsāra ĉez, hiding the Zao milk, burying straw and horseshoes, Ĉel Kaĉal, etc. Rain is present in the naming of Kurdish months such as: šaste Baran and ... Even the axis of many Kurdish traditions such as: "Panjašur", "Xaraga Va ?av mavar", Ĉar Ĉar", "Sešaš" is also based on rain. Traditions related to rain can be divided into two categories: group and individual. In the individual form of these rituals, protest is seen to provoke anger and then God's compassion, and they are considered a kind of talisman or amulet. But its group form is dominated by mythological foundations, collective and spiritual prayer. This article has collected the rituals related to rain in Kurdera regions by field-library method and explained their mythological status with a descriptive-analytical approach.
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