Gul

General Information

Also Known As

Zîyaretgeha Gul, Gul shrine, Zîyaretgeha Gulgul, Gulgul shrine

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Reco

Village or Nearby Villages

Çiyê

At Çiyê, Gul and Gulgul are both used as shrine names, Zîyaretgeha Gul and Zîyaretgeha Gulgul, and the oral account also refers to "the Shrine of Gul and Gulgul" on Mount Hawar.

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

Gulgul has a child-naming practice connected with children who are born and then die. When this happens, the parents strike their chests so that the children may find peace, and they name them after the shrine: Gul for a girl and Gulgul for a boy.1

General Background Info

Separately, Apê Henan tells a local story that a woman named Gul planted the village mulberry tree. He estimated the tree at 160 to 170 years old.2

Transcripts

Çiyê (Ax û Welat - Episode 1086):

  • 22:47 – Apê Henan discusses the local history of the mulberry tree planted by a woman named Gul.
  • 30:26 – The voiceover names the Shrine of Gul and Gulgul on Mount Hawar and explains the Gulgul naming tradition.

Videography

Çiyê (Ax û Welat - Episode 1086): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqqa6J4bV9k

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Çiyê." Quote: "The Shrine of Gulgul has a special characteristic. When their children are born and [then] die, they strike their chests, so that they may find peace/submit. They name them after the shrine. If it is a girl, her name becomes Gul (Flower). And if it is a boy, his name becomes Gulgul." English translation: Gulgul is the shrine connected with the naming practice; in the child-death context, girls are named Gul and boys Gulgul. ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, "Çiyê." Quote: "Roughly this mulberry tree, a woman planted it, her name was Gul. This tree is one hundred and sixty, one hundred and seventy years old." English translation: a woman named Gul planted the mulberry tree, and the tree was estimated at 160 to 170 years old. ↩