ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science 06(74) 2019

Philadelphia, USA

Kasimova, R. R., Ziyadullayev, A. R., & Ziyadullayeva, A. A.

Comparison of ceremonies and legends associated with the belief in reverence for water.

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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-06-74-10

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2019.06.74.10

Language: English

Citation: Kasimova, R. R., Ziyadullayev, A. R., & Ziyadullayeva, A. A. (2019). Comparison of ceremonies and legends associated with the belief in reverence for water. ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 06 (74), 120-124. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-06-74-10 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2019.06.74.10

Pages: 120-124

Published: 30.06.2019

Abstract: Cult water and reverence for water of the nation become a basis of legends and ceremonies. One of the wide-spread ceremonies is called Rain calling. This ceremony is usually held when people felt need of rain for the crop. A rain fertility ceremony drums and dance of Venda people in South Africa, the Tradition of Cat Procession, the Rocket Festival and the Phi Ta Khon Festival show the same motif and purpose. Rain calling and rituals of it may differ in accordance with the geographical location. This article, initially, describes and focuses on the ceremonies that have been celebrated by the Uzbeks, Venda people, Thai people, and others. The ritual and songs performed in them will also be referred. Views of the scientists and ethnographers worked on this subject will be evaluated. Later on, classification of the functions of water depicted in the legends of folklore works and their traces in modern literature will be analyzed as well.

Key words: folklore, legends, modern literature.