Synopsis: For over 5000 years the beliefs and cultural traditions of the Syriacs have continued to live on in their Holy Land, located in the Southeastern Anatolian region of Turkey. As one of the first people to accept Christianity, they played a prominent role in the promulgation of this world religion. The Syriac culture should be revered as a universal heritage that has enabled the language of Jesus Christ to survive to this day unfortunately, for many years this culture has been overlooked, and the circumstances which have forced their migration from their homeland in Mesopotamia are growing increasingly severe, causing a rapid diminishment of their presence in the region.The Suryoyo Documentary tells the story of the Syriacs by showing the Saint Michael's Day celebrations of the remaining small Syriac community in the unparalled locations in Mardin from sunrise to sunset. With in the story of this one day, the beliefs, culture and history of the Syriacs; their artisanry in the areas of stone carving, silver working and cloth printing; and the story of one day in the lives of the last few remaining artisans of theses crafts was described segments from the lives and works of the 92 year old former weaver Ms. Merin, the 85 year old cloth printer Nasra Simeshindi one of the last generation silver workers mastercraftsman Gevriye and the last master stone carver Gebro Cevik seem to drift to us through the millenia.
Directed by: TravelVideoStore.com
Runtime: 30 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: TravelVideoStore.com
ASIN: B002R1TGDM
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