Tag: Traditional Wheat Pounding and Dance Celebration

In this village, a special tradition is upheld during weddings: the pounding of wheat for the main dish called “kek” in a historical stone mortar. As this happens, men engage in the lively zeybek dance, a traditional dance of Western Anatolia.

Unique Musical Traditions at Symbolic Weddings

During weddings, the bride’s and groom’s houses play different music. Even at symbolic weddings, this tradition remains intact, with the music of the hosting house taking center stage. The musical instruments used in the bride’s house are known as “soft instruments” and include the violin Traditional Wedding Horse Ride and Celebration, cumbiig (a mandolin with a metal body), and darbuka (a drum-shaped instrument with a skin covering the top). In contrast, the groom’s musical instruments consist of the zurna (a primitive double-reed instrument) and a drum.

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