Village Capacity
Can a small village like Abyaneh really receive such a large number of tourists at New Year's? Can the village cope with the pressure placed on the environment? What does the scenario look like for the people of Abyaneh in 5-10 years?
87,000
Foreign and Domestic tourists visited Abyaneh during the Nouruz weekend 2022.
The article published in Telegram 10 April 2022 points to the high pressure from domestic and foreign tourists who subjected Abyaneh during the week of Eid Nouruz 2022. "Increase of Nowruz tourists in the historic village of Abyaneh Hadi Asgari Dehyar from the village of Abyaneh announced that this year we met a large number of Nowruz tourists in the historic village of Abyaneh, which has increased by about 30% compared to 1998. He announced that the historic village of Abyaneh, which is one of the tourist destinations in Iran, During the Nowruz weekends, it received over 87,000 Iranian and foreign tourists ".Reference: Viuna Kohan Diyar (Abyaneh), Published in Telegram 10 April 2022Natanz News Channel 22-10-4
"Abyaneh Yaghoot Sorkh Iran hosted thousands of tourists during the ancient Nowruz days According to the Public Relations Department of Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts of Natanz city, Sorkh Iran village (Abyaneh) hosted more than a thousand tourists on the first day of the 15th century". Report from 23 March 2022. Source: Link: https://t.me/sedaye_abyaneh/1987
Abyaneh customs in Nouruz
The author of the article is well aware of the consequences of high pressure that tourists leave traces on the old cultural social structure of a unique village like Abyaneh. The author writes these consequences between the lines, as it is not clear that it is possible to express oneself critically.
Certainly the traditional honors and customs were significantly influenced when the village was restructured for tourist visits. It is clear in the media how the national costume, especially for girls and women in Abyaneh, has changed its shape. The photographic self-portraits or in groups that tourists post on the internet speak their clear language, just look at their jeans pants with a skirt and veil and different sports shoes. These are then presented as Abyaneh's traditional dress style for girls and women. Fortunately, they have not managed to change the men's clothing style so far. At least it's not threatened yet.
Reference: Fars News, Isfahan Province, Date published 09:48 1401-1-1-1 https://www.farsnews.ir/isfahan/news/14001224001191/
Source images: Screenshot"YouTube@AltaWalk"9 maj 2023
Comment
The consequence for such a number of tourists only during the weekend Nourus is significant for a small community like Abyaneh with 200 inhabitants. The old tradition is under threat on all possible levels. It is hoped that local authorities will wake up and take responsibility for reducing the damage that tourism causes to society.
"National registration reached"
"Abyaneh traditional clothes have reached the national register. The purpose of the national registration of Abyaneh clothing is to conduct detailed research and provide the correct pattern of sewing and wearing it so that this clothing can be introduced and offered to tourists who come to Abyaneh and also be lasting."
Source: https://t.me/sedaye_abyaneh/ 11 mars 2022
Comment
Local authorities point to the purpose of registering Abyaneh's style of dress. That detailed research on the style of clothing should be carried out. What do they mean by research? Girls, women and men have been wearing these beautiful clothes since time immemorial.
Going in and advocating for clothes "patterns" and "sewing" and "wearing clothes" to be able to present to the outside world what these clothes should look like feels very strange. These clothes have been used by girls, women and men in Abyaneh since time immemorial. It is a unique style of clothing that can not be changed, nor do authorities need to interfere in the people's traditions. Local authorities should invest in preserving valuable cultural traditions in Abyaneh, such as the style of dress.
It is time now for local authorities to close down all greedy local shops that sew and rent out ridiculous, non-traditional women's clothing to tourists. Tourists take photos and post ridiculous and fake pictures on social media as if these clothing styles are the traditional clothes that women wear in Abyaneh. Thousands of pictures are already online that have already caused great damage to Abyaneh's picture in the outside world, not least in our own country.