OSMANLI SARAYINDA AŞURE YAPIMI VE DAĞITIMI (XVIII.-XIX. YÜZYILLAR) [Making and Distribution Of Ashura At The Ottoman Palace (XVIIIth - XIXth Centuries)]
Journal Title: Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Dergisi - Year 2019, Vol 90, Issue 90
Abstract
Preparing and distributing of Ashura to friends, which consists of at least ten kinds of ingredients, on 10th of Muharram “Ashura Day” has been accepted as the sunnah of Noah prophet and for this reason the Ashura day has been celebrated in various manners as a holy day throughout history. In the Ottomans, it was common both among general public and the palace and government high officials to make and hand out ashura on the Ashura Day, which was something that was paid attention. Literature review reveals that making and distribution of ashura in the Ottoman Palace between the XVIIIth and XIXth century has not been emphasized. Therefore, the subject of this article is to examine the practices of Ashura making and handing out from XVIIIth century to the first half of the XIXth century on Ashura Day. The findings are intended to contribute to Turkish cultural history. The celebrations of the ashura day have been a tradition that revived Ottoman social life, strengthening feelings of unity and solidarity. Information regarding the Ashura Day is possible to be obtained from some documents in Ottoman archive such as “teşrifat, cîb-i hümayun (ceyb-i hümayun) and harc-ı hassa” books. It is possible to find such details as the ingredients needed for the ashura to be cooked in the palace, materials used in cooking and distributing Ashura, persons to whom ashura is distributed and persons who distribute ashura, kindnesses done when ashura is cooked, tips given to persons who bring ashura and furs that are dressed to them in these documents. The information provided by the archive documents is also important in terms of indicating palace officials and their salaries and tips on special days. The documents used in this study comprise early XVIIIth and XIXth centuries and contributes to the understanding of things done on the ashura day in the late Ottoman period.
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Fatma Ünyay Açıkgöz
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