:: year 23, Issue 78 (5-2015) ::
Persian Language and Literature 2015, 23(78): 29-45 Back to browse issues page
The Reflection of the Forgotten Ceremony of "Falling into a jar" in Persian Tales and Images
Yadollah Jalali Pandari 1, Sakineh Abbasi
1- , jalali@yazd.ac.ir
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The "falling into a jar" motif along with its other changed forms is rooted in the rituals of death and rebirth festivals in the ancient Iran. Although this ceremony has vanished, its images exist in Persian poetry and folktales. In this paper the researchers have explored a number of stories, proverbs and figures of speech that contain this ceremony. The result of this research shows that literature preserves these customs and festivals. In addition, there is a strong connection between this ceremony and literary images, and sometimes the structure or themes have been changed by the poet’s feelings or social conditions.

Keywords: Persian proverbs, folktale, the “falling into a jug” motif, death.
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