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Sohbet Charyyev
Sohbet, meaning "conversation", "discussion", "chat" in Turkish, may refer to: * Traditional Sohbet meetings, a cultural tradition in Turkey * The discussion at the closing of the Jem Alevi ceremony * An address of a Sufi leader to the community; see See also * Söhbətli {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Sohbet Meetings
The traditional Sohbet meetings ( tr, Geleneksel Sohbet Toplantıları) is a Turkish social practice of community conversations. The communities consist exclusively of men above a certain age (typically 15 or 16), regardless of ethnicity, religion or status. The members must have honest families, trustworthy to keep secrets, respectful of their elders, and not gamble or display public drunkenness. In addition to conversations, the meetings may also include dancing, music, plays, and feasts of traditional dishes.Nomination files for inscription in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jem (Alevism)
The central Alevi communal worship service is called a Jem , which is performed in special houses called as ''Cem Evi''. Alevi Muslims believe that the Jem has its roots in an original worship and teaching meeting of forty spiritual individuals ''Kirklar Majlisi'' (Turkish: ''Kırklar Meclisi'') led by Ali. It takes place in a ''Cem Evi'' Âyîn-i Cem ''(cem ceremony)'' The ceremony's supposed prototype is the Prophet Muhammad's nocturnal ascent into heaven, where he beheld a gathering of forty saints (''Kırklar Meclisi''), and the Divine Reality made manifest in their leader, Ali. *During the ''"Jem ceremony"'' the '' Âşık' plays the Bağlama whilst singing spiritual songs, some of which are centuries old and well known amongst Alevis. Every song, called a ''Nefes'' has spiritual meaning and aims to teach the participants important lessons. One such song goes thus: :"Learn from your mistakes and be knowledgeable, :Don't look for faults in others, :Look at 73 different pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |