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NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN’S DAY

NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN’S DAY. Solemn ceremonies and childrens festivals take place throughout Turkey on National Sovereignty and Children’s Day . Children take seats in the T urkish Parliment and symbolically govern the country for one day . .

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NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN’S DAY

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  1. NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN’S DAY

  2. SolemnceremoniesandchildrensfestivalstakeplacethroughoutTurkey on NationalSovereigntyandChildren’sDay. Childrentakeseats in theTurkishParlimentandsymbolicallygovernthecountryforoneday.

  3. Atatürk saysthatchildrenarethefuture of a countryandthen he gavethistoallchildren of theworld as a present. Thebiggestceremonytakesplace at the Atatürk Mausoleum in Ankara because Atatürk dedicatedthiseventtochildren. TRT bringschildrenaged 8 to 14 fromdifferentcountriesaroundtheworldtoTurkey. ThesechildrenstaywithTurkishfamiliesfor a weekandparticipate in childrens festival. Themostcommonsymbols of thiseventare; a globeor a circlesymbolizingtheworld. A group of children holding handssymbolizinunity.

  4. COMMEMORATION OF ATATURK YOUTH AND SPORTS DAY

  5. InTurkeywecelebratestateceremoniesandsportseventsthroughoutthecountry. Youngboysandgirlsarrangecelebrations at thisday.

  6. YoungTurkishathletescarriesournationalflagfrom Samsun to Ankara. Themarathonusuallytakes 10 days. Ourpresidentacceptstheflag at a ceremony on may 19. Varioussportseventstakesplace on may 19. Wecelebratethisdaybywatchingathletesperformances at ourstadiums. WelaywreathstoAtatürk’smonumentsandhangflagsoutsideourwindows. WHAT DO WE DO ?

  7. 30TH AUGUST VICTORY DAY

  8. Wearrangemilitaryparadesandceremoniesfor Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whofoundedtheTurkishRepublic. ThesearesomecommonwaystocelebrateVictoryDayin Turkey. Turkishflagsadornsshops, publicofficesandpeoplehouses on thisday. VictoryDay is a nationalholiday in Turkey.

  9. InTurkeywecelebrateVictoryDaybyattendingmilitaryparadeswhichtakeplace in manybigcitiesthroughoutthecountry. Airforcescelebratethedaywithdemonstrations. Jetsinvolved in suchflightsusuallytheyleaveredandwhitetrailstosymbolizetheturkishflag. WHAT DO WE DO ?

  10. 29th OCTOBER REPUBLIC DAY

  11. InTurkeywecelebrateourfreedom at RepublicDaybyattendingmilitaryparadesandparticipating in traditionalprocessionswithflagsandmusicalbands.

  12. Wegotostadiums on Octpber 29 towatchperformancesdedicatedtoRepublicDay. Suchperformancesusuallyconsist of theatersketches, poetryreadings, andtraditionalTurkishdances. Manyschoolchildrenparticipate in schoolperformancesfortheirparentstowatch. Politiciansmaygivepublicspeeches. WealsolaywreathstoAtatürk’smonumentsorwevisitAtatürk’smausoleum in ourcapital, Ankara. Wegotherebecause Atatürk builtourrepublicinspite of difficulties. He builtourrepublic on 29th october 1923 thenwe start tocelebrate it everyyear. RepublicDay is nationalholiday in Turkey. WHAT DO WE DO?

  13. FESTIVAL OF SACRIFICES

  14. InTurkeyits a four-dayreligious festival. Ourtraditions in Turkeyincludessacrificing an animal in a specialritual, visitingrelativesandhelpingthepoor. • WHAT DO WE DO? • Itsone of theoldestIslamicholiday in Turkey. Itcomesabout 70 daysaftertheRamadanfeast. Accordingtooldbeliefitsunluckytogetmarriedor start a newbusiness in theperiodbetweenthesetwoholidays. Maybeits a superstation. InTurkeytraditionally, on thefirstday of this, men of eachfamilygoto a mosqueforpraying. Insomeregionspeoplepaintthesacrificeanimalwithhennaandadorn it withribbons. Inrecentyears, westartedmakingdonationstocharities. Wegivespecialcaretohelpthepoorduringthe festival of sacrifices. Wecutcalfs, sheeps, goatsetc. at thiseventandwemakebraisedmeats w/ them. This is a traditionfor us.

  15. RAMADAN FEAST (EID AL-FITR)

  16. InTurkeywevisitourrelatives, wekissourgrandshandsandtheygivemoneyto us. Wegiveawaysweetsanddesertsduringthe festival. Ramadanfeast is a time forfamiliestogettogetherandjointheactivitiessuch as sharingspecialmeals. • WHAT DO WE DO? • Wewakeupearly on thefirstday of thisevent. Wewearourbestclothesandwecall it ‘bayramlık’. Wehave an alternative name forRamadanits ‘ SugarFeast’ turkishshadowplayssuch as karagöz andhacivatare popular duringtheRamadanfeast.

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