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The Sohbet, traditional meeting. Inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage 2010

The Sohbet, traditional meeting

Registered in 2010 on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Humanity

Country (s): Turkey

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The Sohbet, traditional meeting

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The Sohbet is a traditional gathering which plays a role essential in the transmission of literature, dance and popular music, plays rural and social values \u200b\u200bof Turkey. Turkish men generally meet regularly in homes or local, especially in winter, to discuss local issues of social and cultural traditions to safeguard and promote solidarity, mutual respect and sense of community. These meetings may accompany the interpretation of music and dance, as well as plays, they enjoy all present while sampling local cuisine. A Sohbet can last until dawn. In this type of meeting is open to all men over 15 or 16, whatever their ethnicity, religion or social status, and only requires families belonging to honest, be trustworthy, respect their elders, not play money and not be displayed in public while intoxicated. Members of a Sohbet can be penalized with a fine for missing a meeting, unless be extenuating circumstances exist. The wives and mothers encourage their sons and husbands to come to these meetings by social and cultural benefits they bring. Adept communities of this cultural practice usually have between five and thirty members and are headed by a chief appointed by vote or proposed by the elderly. All members of the community have the same rights and obligations. The Sohbet plays an important educational role as a vector for the transmission of ethical values \u200b\u200bas social justice, tolerance, kindness and respect. Decision 5.COM

6.44 The Committee (...) decide that [this element] Satisfies the criteria for inscription on the Representative List , as FOLLOWS:

• A1: Sohbet is a social practice that offers community members a forum to keep alive their oral traditions to transmit their history and share their cultural values, giving them at the same time a sense of identity and continuity.
• R2: The inscription on the Representative List Sohbet can reinforce social cohesion and mutual respect among communities, while helping to give greater visibility to intangible cultural heritage.
• R3: The Turkish authorities and the concerned communities have planned efforts to safeguard this cultural element, aimed at conducting a research and documentation, encourage the organization of traditional meeting more frequently and provide premises where they may be held.
• R4: The application package has been prepared with the participation of communities and groups concerned by the conclusion of a series of consultation meetings and also provides proof that they have all given their free, prior and knowingly.
• R5: Sohbet Many local varieties are registered in the Turkish National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, established under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

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