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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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SolemnceremoniesandchildrensfestivalstakeplacethroughoutTurkey on NationalSovereigntyandChildren’sDay. Childrentakeseats in theTurkishParlimentandsymbolicallygovernthecountryforoneday.
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.
InTurkeywecelebratestateceremoniesandsportseventsthroughoutthecountry. Youngboysandgirlsarrangecelebrations at thisday.
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 ?
Wearrangemilitaryparadesandceremoniesfor Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whofoundedtheTurkishRepublic. ThesearesomecommonwaystocelebrateVictoryDayin Turkey. Turkishflagsadornsshops, publicofficesandpeoplehouses on thisday. VictoryDay is a nationalholiday in Turkey.
InTurkeywecelebrateVictoryDaybyattendingmilitaryparadeswhichtakeplace in manybigcitiesthroughoutthecountry. Airforcescelebratethedaywithdemonstrations. Jetsinvolved in suchflightsusuallytheyleaveredandwhitetrailstosymbolizetheturkishflag. WHAT DO WE DO ?
InTurkeywecelebrateourfreedom at RepublicDaybyattendingmilitaryparadesandparticipating in traditionalprocessionswithflagsandmusicalbands.
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?
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.
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.