Sehabê Çûçik

General Information

Also Known As

Sehabê Çûçik shrine, Ziyareta Sehabê Çûçik, Ziyareta Çûçik, Sahabe Cucik

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Bilbilê

Village or Nearby Villages

Ze'rê

Sehabê Çûçik is a shrine of Ze'rê in the Bilbilê sub-district, also called Ziyareta Çûçik.

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

The village mukhtar gives the shrine as about three hundred years old, with an origin no longer remembered by him or his fathers. It stands near the Turkish border.1

Ritual Practices & Beliefs

When someone falls ill, people bring a piece of their cloth, tie it at the shrine with prayers, make a vow, and are healed. Those who have no children come and drive a peg into the ground at the shrine for the sake of children. In times of drought the villagers gather at the shrine, cook and eat there, and, the mukhtar says, rain often falls that very day.2

Transcripts

Ze'rê (Ax û Welat – Episode 983):

  • 32:20 – The mukhtar gives the shrine's name and its age of about three hundred years.
  • 32:39 – He describes the cloth-tying for the sick and the peg-driving for childlessness.
  • 33:18 – He describes the drought gathering at the shrine and the rain that follows.

Videography

Ze'rê (Ax û Welat – Episode 983): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se6idLNbGo8

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Ze'rê," Episode 983 (village Ze'rê), YouTube video, at 32:20–32:55, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se6idLNbGo8. Quote (English transcript, the mukhtar): "Well, this shrine, it is a shrine from three hundred years ago. Meaning we don't remember its origin, neither us, nor our fathers... they called it 'Sehabê Çûçik' (Companion Çûçik), 'Ziyareta Çûçik' (Shrine of Çûçik)... we are not far from the border of Turkey." ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, "Ze'rê," Episode 983. Quote (English transcript, the mukhtar): "Someone gets sick... they would bring a piece of their cloth, tying the cloth with words. They came and placed their cloth here, made a vow, and got healed. Those who couldn't have children, would come and drive a peg into the ground here... for the sake of children." Quote: "They come here as well... they make their food and eat... they eat here. At the shrine... When there is a drought, yes... Well, many years, it rains on that very day." ↩