General View of Living Traditions and Folk Beliefs of Nevşehir

Abstract

If it is explained in cultural continually point of view, it is seen that the Turks kept their life styles and traditions after they became Muslim. Some of these traditions and life-styles that were not appropriate with Islamic regulations changed in the course of time, some of them disappeared and some of them kept their existence by gaining Islamic identity. After the Turks became Muslim, they appeared in a very large geography and this very large geography had different social, economical and political structures. Because of this, the change happened in different levels in Turkish societies. Thus Anatolian Turkish folk culture have survived of mixing with people of different faiths in different parts of the world for ages. Customs are unique resources reflecting people’s view on life. Customs and traditions also provide an excellent means to learn about the thought process and evolving ideas throughout history. Birth, marriage and death are regarded as the most important traditional ceremonies in human life. Studies of folklore have an important role in introducing Turkish peoples. Therefore, we examined in our article folklore factors in addition to some other traditions especially birth, marriagement and death in Nevşehir and around.