Kars Folk Dances
Local dances are one or the first of the folklore elements that can reveal the social structure in all its details. Folklorists draw attention to the fact that games are closely related to the movements of people. In fact, the lively plays of the Black Sea and the measured steps of the Aegean and Central Anatolia are at least the measures of movement of the people living in this region. This feature undoubtedly shows itself in Kars games as well. Only if you pay attention here; Kars; It is seen as a separate folklore circle from neighboring provinces such as Erzurum, Agir and Artvin.
Most of the games in Kars are played together with boys and girls. For example, Terekeme, gazelle, Askeran, Nazlıbahar etc. Games such as, as understood here, are also games that boys and girls play together, including bars. Şekeroğlan, sheikh şamil, fiveaçaç, etc., which only men play. There are only games like In addition to these, there are games for girls, of which the foot figures of those played with nana are quite simple. There is a great relationship between the social structure of Kars and the games. At weddings, brothers, relatives, friends, girls and boys from close circles hold hands and play bar games. In addition, it is understood from the examples above that men and women played together at the same wedding venue in village weddings in Kars.
