Kuzey Makedonya’da Kurban İbadetine Dair Uygulamalar
Practices Regarding Sacrifice Worship (Qurban) in North Macedonia

Summary/Abstract: Northern Macedonia is a region that was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire for many years (1389-1913). Due to geographical and cultural proximity, the Ottomans were more interested in the Balkans than other conquered territories. As a result, the Ottoman experience left a great and rich legacy, especially in the fields of demography, social life, economy and culture. One of these is the worship of sacrifice (qurban). Qurban is a worship with a social aspect. Qurban, which continues to be practiced in the Balkans today, is a social phenomenon valued by Muslims and even non-Muslims, primarily because of its quality of worship and its unifying characteristic. The worship of sacrifice is not limited to the feast of sacrifice but has continued to exist in the region as a ritual on various occasions such as birth, death, sacrifice and gratitude. In this study, how the worship of sacrifice, which is accepted as the symbol of Islam, is practiced in Macedonia and its surroundings will be examined by referring to the sources on the one hand, and on the other hand, with the data obtained from the observations and interviews conducted by us in the region

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