Investigating the social functions of Nowruz in the poems of "Piramerd" based on Emile Durkheim's theory

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1 PhD in Persian Language and Literature, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Razi University Kermanshah, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Razi University of Kermanshah

3 Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Razi University Kermanshah

10.22034/lda.2024.142274.1027

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According to Emile Durkheim's theory, holidays and celebrations have social functions; Therefore, Nowruz, as an ancient festival, has functions beyond a mere celebration. Nowruz has a special place among Kurds and it has been reflected in the words of Kurdish poems and writers in different ways; in such a way that one may find few Kurdish poets who have not mentioned Nowruz in their poems for various purposes. In the current research, which was done in the analytical-descriptive way and based on Emile Durkheim's theory, we are going to investigate the social functions of Nowruz in Piramerd's poetry. Piramerd is one of the freedom-loving and patriotic Kurdish poets who called Nowruz the ancient festival of the Kurds and insisted on its noble celebration every year. He has mentioned various aspects of Nowruz and its social functions in his poems. His insistence on the magnificent celebration of the beginning of the new year and his numerous references to this Iranian tradition show that Piramerd understood the social functions of the Nowruz celebration. The findings of the research show that the attention paid to various aspects of this Iranian tradition in Piramer'ds verses is related with its social functions such as: creating solidarity and unity among different sections of the society, recognizing the identity of Kurds, preserving Kurdish culture (folk culture), knowing the background of Nowruz, seeking freedom and associating it with some ancient myths

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