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  2. Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
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  4. Feast Rituals
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Last Updated: 28/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
GMS463 - Feast Rituals VII. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. EBRU ZENCİR ÇİFTÇİ
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Place of Delivery On Campus
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite for this course
Courses Recomended No recommended programme component
Recommended Resources Güzel, Ö. (2021). Anadolu Halk Kültüründe İnanış ve Ritüeller, Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Work Placement N/A
Aims of the Course The aim of this course is to explain Anatolian beliefs and rituals, as well as the gastronomic elements within these rituals. In doing so, students will be able to recognize their traditional cultures, understand the ritual needs of communities, and make sense of their behaviors. Furthermore, by understanding the beliefs and rituals of different religions and cultures, they will grasp the symbolic meanings of the gastronomic elements within them. By associating rituals with food and other topics of gastronomy, students will be able to apply their knowledge of the beliefs of different cultures in the establishments where they work in the future.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-1 LO-2 LO-3 The Notion of Ritual and Food Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Brain Storming
Week - 2 LO-1 LO-2 LO-3 Public Beliefs: The Evil Eye and Superstitions Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 3 LO-1 LO-2 LO-3 Public Beliefs: Plant Cult and Animals Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 4 LO-2 LO-3 Qurban and Offerings Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 5 LO-2 Religious Rituals - Rituals in Islam (Ramadan, Sacrifice, Candles, Ashura, Blessing, etc.) Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 6 LO-2 Religious Rituals - Rituals in Christianity (Halloween, Easter, etc.) Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 7 LO-2 Religious Rituals - Rituals in Jewishism (Passover, Shavuot, etc.) Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 8 LO-3 Rituals of Transition - Birth and Naming Traditions Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 9 LO-3 Transition Rituals - Death Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 10 LO-3 Rites of Passage - Childhood - First Teeth and Circumcision Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 11 LO-3 Rituals of Passage - Wedding and Marriage (Seeking/ Seeing the Bride, Proposal, Hamam, Engagement, Henna) Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 12 LO-2 LO-3 New Year Celebrations Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 13 LO-3 Seasonal Rituals: Hıdırellez - Nevruz Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 14 LO-3 Regional, Special Day Rituals and Others Lecture Question & Answer Discussion

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 50
Final Exam 1 50
Toplam (%) 100

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