{"id":1460,"date":"2023-01-03T17:54:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T22:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/?page_id=1460"},"modified":"2023-09-26T20:26:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:26:47","slug":"traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1460\" class=\"elementor elementor-1460\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ada44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49ada44\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5623776 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5623776\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3125c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3125c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kurdish Traditions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9597ce6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9597ce6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11bf10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f11bf10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f994bec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f994bec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05941ef\" data-id=\"05941ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d006ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d006ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bc489 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8bc489\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce065e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fce065e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f83a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f83a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Se<\/strong><b>ywan Saedian,<\/b> purveyor of\u00a0Kurdish clove-apples<\/p><p>The clove-apple (<em>s\u00eava m\u00eaxekr\u00eaj<\/em>) is an old Kurdish tradition. An apple studded with cloves is used as a token expressing love, and in case of a lovers&#8217; quarrel, to express a desire for peace. Seywan Saedian is a Kurdish sculptor, photographer,\u00a0\u00a0painter, and more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Since 2004 he has worked to revive this tradition, both nationally and internationally, in the form of art projects. His website is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pasariartproduction.com\/seywan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Seywan Saedian was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4cR_M6d5xzw&amp;t=1512s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviewed<\/a>\u00a0by Zanyar Mihemmed\u00eenik\u00fb for NYKCC\u2019s Kurdish Heritage Month in 2022.<\/p><p>Length: 39 minutes | Language: Sorani<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d277ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d277ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a65d9 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"86a65d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb45dc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb45dc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b47656\" data-id=\"3b47656\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8fb70 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f8fb70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEQ is traditional Kurdish tattoo art. It differs from the modern tattooing in its ingredients, which\u00a0\u00a0include sheet metal soot or ash, coal dust, milk from a lactating mother who has weaned a female baby (which is believed to make the tattoo stick permanently), and liquid from an animal\u2019s gallbladder. DEQ is applied by embroidering the mixture into the skin with needles.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEQ is most commonly found among Kurdish women but is also observed among men. However, the practice of DEQ has become less common due to the influence of Islam and has been replaced with henna. Some Kurds are seeking to revive the use of DEQ as a way of asserting Kurdish identity. DEQ is also practiced by Yazidis.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatma Temel was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=INjkyPzS9I0&amp;t=353s\">interviewed<\/a>\u00a0by Gulistan Korban Rencber for NYKCC\u2019s Kurdish Heritage Month in 2022.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Length: 12 minutes | Language: Kurmanci<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2078c3 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"f2078c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1460 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f2078c3\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tattoist\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvbnlrY2Mub3JnXC9vbGRzaXRlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvdGF0dG9pc3QuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZjIwNzhjMyJ9\" href='https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tattoist.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tattoist.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"DEQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tattoist.jpg 855w, https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tattoist-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tattoist-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"f2078c3\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tattoo\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQ4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL255a2NjLm9yZ1wvb2xkc2l0ZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDFcL3RhdHRvby5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmMjA3OGMzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tattoo.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tattoo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"DEQ tattoo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tattoo.jpg 672w, https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tattoo-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d0339 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75d0339\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc715c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cc715c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c2da94 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5c2da94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kurdish Traditions Lara Dizeyee: Kurdish Haute Couture April 30, 2023 Seywan Saedian, purveyor of\u00a0Kurdish clove-apples The clove-apple (s\u00eava m\u00eaxekr\u00eaj) is an old Kurdish tradition. An apple studded with cloves is used as a token expressing love, and in case of a lovers&#8217; quarrel, to express a desire for peace. 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