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Curses and cheersMan has always been compelled to meet with Good and Evil in conscious activity. But with appearance of conceptions Good and Evil the conceptions of applauding of Good and cursing of Evil were also formed. Meaning of the appraisal understood in the meaning of to wish, to approve has been connected with word appraising- god, red word. Contrary of the Good is Evil. A man applauding the Good has created Curse by condemning Evil. 1. Applause arising connected with ceremony and curses 2. Applause arising connected with way of life and curses 3. Applause arising with influence of the mythological and religious ideas and curses Applause arising connected with ceremony and curses These applauses and curses are connected with ceremony rituals and they have spread among people widely: Bəylik hamamına gedəsən (let you go to bath of bridegroom), Toy şirnini yeyim (let me to eat marriage sweets), Gəlinlik lampanı yandırım (let me turn on bride torch); Boyuna qəmiş ölçüm ( let me to measure dress on your height), Adın daşlara yazılsın(let your name fixed on mountains ), Adını adlara qoyum ( let me to give your name to others )etc. This type applauses and curses have spread widely, too and it distinguished with character of way of life: Evin abad olsun (let your home be prosperous), Duz-çörəkli olasan (be with bread and salt (wealthy), Süfrən açıq olsun (let your diner table be always full); Evin yıxılsın(damn your home), Ocağın sönsün(let your fire of home be vanished), Yurduna süpürgə çəkilsin(let your country be swept) etc. Applause arising with influence of the mythological and religious ideas and curses
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