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she passed the test !


she passed the test !
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Copyright: Catherine M D (noborders) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1619 W: 66 N: 3277] (13920)
Genre: Gens
Média: Couleur
Date de prise de vue: 2008-08
Catégories: Festivals, Evénement
Appareil photographique: canon IXUS 90 IS
Versions: version originale, Workshop
Thème(s): discovering Roma people in Turkey [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2008-09-04 0:10
Vue: 356
Points: 18
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A photo just to inform about an interesting custom, maybe more ancient than the pilgrimage event related to it : this was taken in the vicinity of HACIBEKTAS (Wiki ; and there are interesting links to "Bektashism" too !) [Also reltated to the ALEVI culture] during the big festival which happened for only 2 days and which attracted a lot of Roma families.

... This is what people told me on the spot about the custom (different from the text below) : if one succeeds in passing through a narrow and uneven hole in the rock from a natural cave that lies inside the mountain, that means that the person has a clear heart and has not told (too many) lies in the past year ; the test is supposed to be passed every year. Strangely, it seemed to be specially a women's business although there were plenty of males around ; maybe the men were afraid of the truth ? ;o))

Mostly Roma families around her. There was a crowd surrounding the woman and also many people waiting in the cave their turn to pass through the same little hole...

(A quote from this page : "Alawi-Bektasi sect of Islam is based mainly on the ideology of having the human beings in the center of all and with its [sic] simplistic (and easy-to-understand) philosophy, it propogates for beeing a good person with a proper life.
(...)
By driving few minutes from the town center , you come to a type of open-air museum with an amphi-theatre and a "cilehane". "Cilehane" is a small cave and if you can pass through the small hole, this means that you are free from your sins. I could not manage this, possibly because I had a thick coat on me!"

(:-)))) (NB : Amusing, this latest remark ; I did not even try, I must say ; it was very hot and I had not the patience to wait for my turn, anyway accompanying 2 photographers :))
MarianneS, MarcT, ChrisJ, adelune, berek, Silvio1953 trouve(nt) cette note utile
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Bonjour Catherine,
Amusante cette coutume. On voit à l'expression de la dame son plaisir à avoir réussi le test (ça peut se comprendre;-)
La lumière était très belle.
Il y a un infime détail qui me plaît : c'est la petite main posée sur le haut du roche à droite. Elle montre que tout le monde se rassemble tout autour de la dame pour participer à l'événement.
Je repasserai plus tard pour les ws.
Bise. Marianne

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  • jasmis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2930 W: 648 N: 3265] (40925)
  • [2008-09-04 0:55]

Dynamic photo. Important theme. True life through your lenses.
Regards my dear friend.

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  • ChrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 8651 W: 916 N: 11692] (58701)
  • [2008-09-04 2:19]

Bonjour Catherine

Superb colour, lighting & contrast, with a good composition. You have a double warm cold colour contrast, between the red & blue. Well seen!

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  • MarcT Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2118 W: 548 N: 4186] (16900)
  • [2008-09-04 2:19]
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Salut Catherine,
L'image est amusante et prise au bon moment. Je suis pas certain que l'excès pondéral ou la maigreur sont des critères d'honnêteté :-)
Amitiés
Marc

La photo des gens se précipitant à l'intérieur de la grotte est parfaite ! Si ! Parfaite !
La construction... avec la point d'appel que constitue la bougie... et la couleur qui évite de sombrer dans le tragique !
Parfaitement parfaite !!

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3934 W: 172 N: 5143] (24091)
  • [2008-09-04 8:48]

Hi Catherine ,
nice daily life message . I like clearness and vivid colours. best wishes.
Burak

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  • amazon Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 873 W: 24 N: 1166] (6797)
  • [2008-09-04 12:25]

alevi-bektaşi kültürü cok sade bir üclmeye dayanir,''eline,beline,diline sahip olmak'' cok basit gibi görünen bu ucleme aslinda cok onemli bir cümledir ve cok derindir,bu fotoğrafladiğin ''günahlardan arinma deliği elbette sadece bir efsane ama hacı bektaş veli'yi anlayabilmek cok onemli elbette....anadolu kültürüne olan merakını ilgiyle takip ediyorum,
sevgiler,
iffet

Ciao Caterina, interessante usanza ben descritta dalla nota ed altrettanto bene illustrata dalla splendida e nitida foto, brava, con Amicizia
Silvio

So...You were scared to try the test, eh ?

I knew it... I knew it...!!!

You wouldn't pass through, Katarzyna - would you ..?

Rome has its 'La Bocca della Verità ' and even Canada has its' The fat man's misery'...An ancient Native Indian cave with the crack-opening so narrow only those who stay slim will be able to pass thru !!! (I've never managed, BTW ( Oh, well... Some twenty years ago - I did))

Stay vibrant, Cath
We need ya !

g
............

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  • trekks Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1781 W: 135 N: 3233] (10887)
  • [2008-09-05 8:13]

hi Cath

Very interesting and informative Note. Definitely making everybody wonder why the truth sometimes hurts.

A fine TE post, surely something that we learn about Turkey from this photo and your Note.

tfs, bill

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