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What are some holidays that people celebrate in Turkey? |
Travel Info What are some holidays that people celebrate in Turkey? Travel Tips Here's the short list of Turkish national public holidays when banks, offices and businesses are closed and traffic intensifies: NATIONAL HOLIDAYS January 1: New Year's Day January-February: Kurban Bayrami (moveable dates) April 23: National Independence & Children's Day May 19: Youth & Sports Day August 30: Victory Day October 28-29: Republic Day October-November: Ramazan/Seker Bayrami (moveable dates) ISLAMIC HOLIDAYS Islamic Holidays arrive according to the lunar Hijri calendar, which is 11 days shorter than the normal, solar (Gregorian) year. The two most important Islamic holidays are Kurban Bayrami and Ramazan, which also contain national public holidays. They may affect your travel plans, so you should know when they occur and how they affect travel. Minor Islamic festivals such as kandils are not disruptive, just interesting and fun. Islamic holidays begin at sundown, last until sundown on the following calendar day, and the important public holidays are usually preceded by a half-day vacation called arife ("preparation"); offices, banks and businesses may close at noon on the day of arife, with the festivities beginning at sunset. KURBAN BAYRAMI Called Eid el-Adha or Eid el-Kebir in Arabic, Kurban Bayrami (koor-BAHN bahy-rah-muh) is the most important Islamic religious festival of the year, and a 4 or 5-day public holiday in Turkey. It begins in December 2006, 2007 and 2008, and November 2009 and 2010. RAMAZAN Many Turks fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramazan (RAH-mah-zahn, called Ramadan in other countries). Restaurants are less busy at lunch, and there's even less Turkish tea in evidence (which is amazing). It falls in September-October in 2006, 2007 and 2008, August-September 2009 and 2010. MINOR ISLAMIC FESTIVALS Festivals such as Asure G眉n眉, Mevlid-i Nebi, and the kandils are not public holidays, but mosques are illuminated, special foods and treats are prepared, and you can participate, actively or passively, in the celebrations. You should at least know the dates so you understand what's going on. Others hehehe..... good point :-) after kc's question.very nice WHY ??? |
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