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Analysis of socio-economic effects of religious events tourism on rural households (Villages of Neishabur and Zabarkhan county)
Zahra Ghorbanalimezerji1 , Hamdollah Sojasi qedari *2 , Khadijeh Bozargomehri1
1- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
2- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , ssojasi@um.ac.ir
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Religious events in a region show the beliefs and sanctity of that place by humans; Rituals and celebrations can have economic and social benefits for the region. Therefore, by examining and analyzing the economic and social effects of events, it is possible to help organize better and more diverse events and tourism in the region. Therefore, in this research, the main goal is to evaluate the impact of religious events tourism on the social and economic dimensions of villages. The current research is descriptive-analytical in terms of methodology and practical in terms of purpose. The statistical population studied consisted of 323 heads of households living in 6 selected villages that organize religious events in Nishabur county and new county of Zabarkhan. SPSS software was used to analyze the findings. The findings of the research show that the highest average belongs to the social dimension with an average of 1.94. Also, the analysis of factors using chi-square (x2) and inferential statistics, normality, one-sample t-test, analysis of variance, Friedman, independent t-test were used. The tests showed that the social and economic effects of tourism of religious events in the studied villages are low, and the people of the region considered the ideological and spiritual nature of the event and did not pay attention to its tourism characteristics. Therefore, it is suggested to provide the necessary infrastructure for holding religious events in rural areas as well as possible, and to conduct more researches in this connection, as well as to create a suitable economic environment and increase employment during events, to prepare brochures or resumes for introduction. area or local event to be addressed.
 
Keywords: economic effects, social effects, religious events, Neishabur and Zabarkhan county, event tourism
     
Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Geography and Rural Planning
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