Folk tales and their role in tourism development
Author(s)
Title
Folk tales and their role in tourism development
Alternative Title
Ривоятҳои мардумӣ ва нақши онҳо дар рушди сайёҳӣ
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
10
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Folklore
Legend
Tourism
Sites
Storytelling
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
Description
The article examines folk legends about cultural and natural sites and their role in the development of tourism in the Republic of Tajikistan. In accordance with the requirements of the time, attention to the tourism sector is gradually increasing. The beautiful landscapes of the country, especially historical and cultural monuments, beautiful mountains and peaks, springs and lakes, and other sacred places, attract thousands of foreign tourists.
Legend as an independent genre in folklore studies has a specific plot, content, and style it provides information about historical figures, places, unusual objects, nature, springs, lakes, rivers, animals, etc. One of the cultural elements that attracts tourists is the legends about a particular historical and holy place that were sincerely created by people who have been passing it from mouth to mouth for centuries.
The content of all the legends is connected with the unusual properties of things and objects that attract the attention of the listener. Therefore, it is necessary to collect, analyze, and publish the text of Tajik legends, especially legends about sacred places and monuments of history and culture. Because, among other measures, the organization of infrastructures, repair and maintenance of objects and roads of tourist zones, the collection and publication of legends also have an impact on the popularization of tourist zones.
Legend as an independent genre in folklore studies has a specific plot, content, and style it provides information about historical figures, places, unusual objects, nature, springs, lakes, rivers, animals, etc. One of the cultural elements that attracts tourists is the legends about a particular historical and holy place that were sincerely created by people who have been passing it from mouth to mouth for centuries.
The content of all the legends is connected with the unusual properties of things and objects that attract the attention of the listener. Therefore, it is necessary to collect, analyze, and publish the text of Tajik legends, especially legends about sacred places and monuments of history and culture. Because, among other measures, the organization of infrastructures, repair and maintenance of objects and roads of tourist zones, the collection and publication of legends also have an impact on the popularization of tourist zones.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Research Institute of Culture and Information
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2023
Issue
2 (62)
Pages
13-22
Access URL
ISSN
2306-6423
Usage
copyright cleared
Academic Field
Ethnography
Tourism study
Community/Ethnic Group
All regions of Tajikistan
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024