Turkey
Celebrate Good Times, Come On! Imagine for a whole month that you could not eat or drink anything, would you do it? Now imagine doing it for your religious practice! In Turkey, they have two important religious holidays based on fasting and sacrifice. “Ramazan, also known as Ramadan here in America and other countries, is the time for fasting, prayer and celebration,”said an author on TurkeyTravelPlanner.com. Ramazan is the ninth month of the Muslim year. The second of the two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide is Kurban Bayami, which is also known as “Feast of the Sacrifice.” Which is celebrated the month after Ramazan. These two holidays are important because all the Muslims come together and celebrate their religion with prayers, purity, and parties. Fasting is the state of which you do not let anything go past your lips: No food, drinks, gum, tobacco, or for the really observant, even licking an envelope or stamps. Ramazan is the holiday were Muslims have to fast from day break till night fall for a whole entire month! Restaurants and bars will even shut their blinds so that it will not disturb the ones fasting. Most people would think that Muslims involved in Ramazan would loose a lot of weight. That’s not the case, my friends! There is a great summary at TurkeyTravelPlanner.com about their morning routine! In the middle of the night drummers circulate through towns and villages to wake sleepers so they can prepare Sahur, the big early-morning meal to be eaten before the fast begins again at sunrise. They tend to make their noise around 02:30 and 03:00 am, and they make sure everyone hears them. If you don 't want to awaken, have earplugs, close your hotel room windows, or both.
After their eighteen hour day is over, they have a big feast at night. Which includes freshly baked bread, soups, pickled vegetables, olives and other nutritional valued food. When the thirty days of fasting is complete, a
After their eighteen hour day is over, they have a big feast at night. Which includes freshly baked bread, soups, pickled vegetables, olives and other nutritional valued food. When the thirty days of fasting is complete, a
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