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HOLIDAYSSSSS?
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• In Turkey, we have many traditions and ways to
  celebrate holidays..

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NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS

• New Years Eve is one of the most popular
  holidays in Turkey. The New Years Eve traditions
  in our country include a family dinner, a
  national lottery drawing and a countdown to
  midnight. New Years Eve falls on December 31.

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• Many people in Turkey start celebrating New
  Years Eve with a large family dinner. The main
  course is traditionally a roasted turkey.

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• Variety shows on television begin in late
  afternoon and continue until early morning of the
  next day. Many people play games while waiting
  for the clock to strike midnight.

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• State TV channels announce the winning numbers
  of a New Years national lottery just before
  midnight. Many people in Turkey try to buy a New
  Years lottery ticket because it promises a large
  sum of money to the winner.

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• Many people also congratulate each other, toast
  to a New Year and exchange small gifts at midnight

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National Sovereignty and Children's Day
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• This day is celebrated on April 23rd each year
  and various festivals are organized.

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• This day commemorates the Turkish Parliaments
  creation and celebrates childrens role in the
  countrys development.

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• Children take seats in the Turkish Parliament
  and symbolically govern the country for one day.

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REBUPLIC DAY
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• Many people in Turkey celebrate Republic Day on
  October 29 by attending performances and
  participating in traditional processions with
  flags and musical bands. The Turkish Republics
  founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed Republic
  Day as Turkeys most important holiday.

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• Republic Day marks the creation of the Turkish
  Republic in 1923. After Turkeys victory in the
  War of Independence (1919-1923), the Turkish
  parliament proclaimed the new Turkish state as a
  republic.

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OTHER
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• In Turkey, we kiss older peoples hands in
  bairams and festivals to express our respest to
  them. If you are lucky enough, you can get a huge
  tip in return ?

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• After the ritual worship on the first day of the
  bairam, people make a line or a circle, shake
  hands and wish each other happy and healthy days.

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• Presents are given to children in bairams and
  holidays..

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• We also visit graves to make our grandparents
  live the happiness and exicement of the holidays
  and bairams..

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• To sum up, in Turkish culture we have various
  holidays with different traditions and important
  days that make our nation one body!

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• wish you happy holidays

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