Azerbaijani folklore

Eposes such as Kitabi-Dede Gorgud, Koroglu, Abbas and Gulgaz, Asli and Kerem, tales, holavars, lullabies, anecdotes, riddles, proverbs and aphorisms are widely spread.

[6] The feudal lord Hasan Khan blinds his stable manager Ali Kişi for a trivial offense by plucking out his eyes.

Koroghlu is a semi-mystical hero and bard among the Turkic people who is thought to have lived in 16th century.

[8][9] The character of Korkut is a white-bearded old man who is the narrative of the tale and guardian of the epic tradition.

In Azerbaijani, the meaning of ashik is the lover of nature and life and accepted as a creator of national folk music and poetry.

The most popular ceremonial songs and dances were Kosa-Kosa, Godu-Godu, Novruz and Xidir Nabi which show dramatic genres of Azeri folklore.

[11] Almost all Azerbaijani supernatural beings are descended from Turkic mythology, or that of surrounding peoples believes.

The main goal of the department is to arrange the preservation and research of the assembled folklore samples.

[32] Samad Behrangi is a writer who was born in Tabriz in 1939 has written children's stories about Azerbaijani folklore.