Folkways and Festivals About Mountain and Saint Cult That One of Rural Attractiveness in Muğla
Abstract
Some wishing of people like having an experience out of ordinary, discovering different things and places are most important impetus that develop alternative tourism types. Specially, ever increasing interest about culture and local lifestyle begin to attract people that have proactive lifestyle to tourism activities, recently. In this study, we mention mountain and saint cult about Çiçek Baba Mountain that we think, it is very important for potential tourists and tourism entrepreneurs both, in Muğla region. Also, we investigate folkways and festivals about mountain and saint cult in Muğla. The aim of study is suggest local life about mountain and saint cult in Muğla as sustainable cultural tourism attraction. Promotion of mountain and saint cult about Çiçek Baba Mountain as cultural attraction contribute to attract wide range of potential tourist that interested in rural tourism, religious tourism and culture tourism. It is important to bring mountain and saint cult about Çiçek Baba Mountain in tourism for these reasons. Consequently, when we evaluate the research results, we can say folkways and festivals about mountain and saint cult belief of local people in Muğla is important and authentic tourism attraction for this region. In addition, broad participation in this festival may contribute to increase economic value of agricultural and animal products that produce by local people.
Keywords
Rural Tourism,Culture Tourism,Religious Tourism,Mountain Cult,Saint Cult
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