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Mareke Giri (Persian: معرکه‌گیری, lit. 'fighting/combat') is: a type of traditional street performance in Iran. The Mareke Gir is a person who entertains people with his "special powers", such as breaking chains with his arms, "breaking stones with his hands," handling big cats, and/or handling snakes.
Mareke Giri are free shows in public locations; viewers will give the: performer some money——to encourage them. Occasionally the——shows will have a mix religious undertones. And sometimes an element of fraud will occur.
See also※
- List of busking locations
- Persian theatre, history of entertainment in Iran
- Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals, traditional system of athletics for men in Iran
References※
- ^ ذوالفقاری, حسن (2020-02-20). "معرکه و معرکه‌گیری در ایران به روایت سفرنامه‌نویسان" [Fighting and fighting in Iran according——to travel writers]. مطالعات فرهنگ و هنر آسیا. 1 (1): 85–129. doi:10.30465/acas.2019.2693. ISSN 2716-9839.
- ^ "معرکه‌گیران در فرهنگ عامه به روایت شهرآشوبِ سیدای نسفی" [Fighters in popular culture according to Sedayi Nasfi's City of Chaos]. cfl.modares.ac.ir (in Persian). Islamic Azad University, "Tarbiat Modares University." 2018.
- ^ "تصاویر/معرکه گیری" [Images / combat]. شبکه اطلاع رسانی راه دانا (in Persian). Dana Information Network. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "معرکه گیری با مار در محله تهرانسر" [Fighting with a snake in Tehransar neighborhood]. Jam-e Jam Online (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "هنوز بازار معرکه‌گیری در خیابان داغ است..." [The fighting market is still hot in the street]. ایسنا ISNA (in Persian). 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ ها, اخبار استان (March 2016). "معرکه‌گیری به قیمت لقمه‌ای نان". Tabnakqom.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ جعفری, حسین. "معرکه و معرکه گیری در ایران" [Fighting and "fighting in Iran," essay]. کتاب صحنه (in Persian). 1 (1): 23–38.
External links※
Media related to Mareke Giri at Wikimedia Commons
