Linguistic presentation of common rituals in the folklore of Turkic peoples

Abstract

The article aims to analyze ethno-cultural language units, which should be considered as a part of the national code in family ritual folklore, as both linguistic and cultural codes. During the study of folkloric heritage, the category of "ritual" in the social sphere, which holds a high level of importance based on national knowledge in the lives and history of Turkic nations, has been comprehensively examined. When examining the poetic structure of this family ritual folklore, it was emphasized that not only the ritual words related to a specific ritual but also the process of performing ritual ceremonies are embedded in the depths of the language of family ritual folklore. By examining the works of various researchers and comparing the mythological views of world nations, it has been evaluated that the ritual system, which is divided into three sections today, originally consisted of a single cycle according to the concept of "rites of passage". The concepts of humans’ birth, the transition from one form to another, or to another world, were considered. This article also evaluated whether the original nature of rituals has been lost or made invisible through transformation in the process of contemporary cultural development.