6/24/2023 0 Comments 30th of august turkeyNational Festivals in Turkey Festivals Ceremonies and Celebrations in Turkey : Every 29th October Turks are celebrating their Republic Day – Bagdat Avenue Istanbul The common feature of festivals and celebrations is they both enhance cooperative efforts in society, and create a unity of ideas or of actions. Although gatherings are also arranged to present culture, not to promote a specific product, these have gradually moved away from their obstensible purpose and have become a part of cultural tourism. The main purpose of such festivals is to ensure the highest quality for the product involved, and all contests are arranged with this end in mind. People who work all year long in order to enhance production also contribute to the region’s economic development at these festivals. Games are among the most important events on festival days. For example, the “Savşat sahra Pancarı Şenliği” which is held in the Black Sea region during 16-18th July is one of the most prestigious gatherings around, with particular contributions from women. Another important contribution of these festivals, which eventually become traditions after long years of contribution to social life is that they create an appropriate atmosphere for people to come together and have fun. Some festivals aim to present a product and which have a strong economic element (the Apricot Festival in Malatya, Carpet Festival in Eşme, Cherry Festival in Aksu etc), and others aim to present culture alone are more widely held in Anatolia (the International Culture and Art Activities in the memory of Hacı Bektaş Veli, Abdal Musa gatherings, Galley Ceremonies etc). Festivals which represent traditional Turkish culture not only aim to increase the spirit of unity in society, but also to present the cultural wealth of the places where these ceremonies are held. At the same time, some national and international festivals are held in order to support this purpose. In order to keep the rich Anatolian culture in Turkey alive and thriving, in every province, district and even in some villages there are various traditional festivals and gatherings. Well over 100 festivals take place in Turkey each year and at times it is challenging to keep abreast with all the events that are regularly staged around the Mediterranean country. Turkey also have many uniquely Turkish festivals, celebrating both timeless traditions and contemporary practices. 1.5.7 Mengen Cookery Festival (August) Introductionįestivals Ceremonies and Celebrations in Turkey : Turkish people love to celebrate, have their own unique way of doing it, some events showcase our scenery.
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