Days in Popular Culture (Case study: Gerash, Fars Province, Iran)

Abstract

Days in themselves are reckoned not to have any influence on the human beings but as it is believed by the general public they have been determined to have specifications and the same as many other beliefs people have been urged to obey them. Such vulgar beliefs with a great deal of diversity are very common among the people living in the city of Gerash. In the present study the vulgar beliefs in relation to the days being infelicitous and felicitous have been surveyed. Along with presenting a description of the various kinds of the beliefs regarding the days we have also dealt with the comparisons between the beliefs the people have in the city of Gerash with some of the other cities corresponding to the study backgrounds.