Demir, S.2016-02-082016-02-08200513003984http://hdl.handle.net/11693/23905New year celebrations are a comman ritual found in many cultures. Hidirellez, as well as the opposed motifs of "black" and "white" found in new year/ spring celebrations form the subject of this study. This article endeavours to examine these two colors in an archetypical context.TurkishArcheypeDarknessHidirellezHizirLightArticle