 April 23 is an important date in Turkey. It is
the ChildrenÃs festival, the first celebration of which was held on
April 23, 1920, when the Turkish Parliament was founded. It was
organized so as to improve the feelings of fraternity, love and
friendship among children from different countries and also to
contribute to a world where they will live in peace. (April 23, 2007, Little Rock, AR)
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 Henna night is a special
gathering for the bride and her family and friends. It is thrown a night before
the wedding for ladies only.
In Turkish culture generally the
henna dying stands for dedication and devotion. It is performed in three
occasions; one is for our sheep to sacrifice it to God, one is for our son just
before sending him to the military
service to sacrifice him for our country just in case, and the last one is for
our daughter just before her wedding to resemble her devotion to her new family. (April 15, 2007, Little Rock, AR)
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As Turkish National Soccer Team fought in Athen against
Greece National Team, we and our Turkish friends were supporting them at
Raindrop Turkevi with our deepest feelings. (March 24, 2007, Little Rock, AR)
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 Nevruz is a spring celebration observed widely by the Turkic peoples
living ina wide territory that includes East and Central Asia,Siberia,
theCaucasus, Crimea, Anatolia and the Balkans. . Nevruz
generally falls around March 21, corresponding to the vernal equinox,
when the day and night are of equal length. Nevruz is an official
holiday in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and
Turkmenistan, and a public holiday in Turkey. Other Turkic peoples such
as Uyghurs, Yakuts, Karakalpaks, Volga or Kazan Tatars, Bashkirs and
Crimean Tatars also participate in spring celebrations. (March 25, 2007, Little Rock)
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