The Sacrifice Feast traditions in Turkey include sacrificing
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The Sacrifice Feast traditions in Turkey include sacrificing an animal in a special ritual, visiting relatives and helping the poor.
The symbol of the Sacrifice Feast is the sheep and mosque
The Sacrifice Feast takes place in the four days following the 10 th day of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijja. The exact dates are determined using the Islamic calendar, whose months begin with the first sighting of a new moon. The Islamic calendar begins its count from 622 CE, the year in which Prophet Muhammed (the Turkish spelling) moved from Mecca to Medina
Until the Sacrifice Feast day eve, every muslim who has money and can afford to buy a sheep, cow, camel and goat has to buy them. The poor doesn’t have to because the people who sacrifice one of the animals have to share some of the meat with the poor.
We go to mosque in the morning of Sacrifice Feast Day for day of prayer
The muslims visit the cemetery on Sacrifice feast day morning and pray for the death relatives
The younger ones or the children visit the relatives or neighbours and kiss their hands or shake their hands. They chat and talk. The Sacrifice Feast is a chance for visiting each other.
The older ones give money or candy after the children kiss their hands or one can have meal whichever house s/he visits
WHAT DO PEOPLE DO? The Sacrifice Feast is one of the oldest Islamic holidays in Turkey. It commemorates the story about Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) who showed obedience to God by agreeing to sacrifice his son. God then sent him a ram to be sacrificed instead. The Sacrifice Feast comes about 70 days after the Ramadan Feast. According to old belief it is unlucky to get married or start a new business in the period between these two holidays. Traditionally, on the first day of the Sacrifice Feast in Turkey, men of each family go to a mosque for a special morning prayer. Then the sacrifice ritual begins. In some regions in Turkey, people paint the sacrificial animal with henna and adorn it with ribbons. The butcher reads a prayer before slaughtering the animal. Families share about two-thirds of the animal’s meat with relatives and neighbors, and they traditionally give about one-third to the poor. In recent years, some Turkish people started making donations to charity organizations instead of sacrificing animals. Many people in Turkey take special care to help the poor during the Sacrifice Feast. People usually wear their best clothes during the Sacrifice Feast. They welcome guests to their homes or visit relatives or friends during the holiday. Many people in Turkey reserve the first day of the feast for visiting their closest relatives. Young people greet their older relatives and neighbors by kissing their hand as a sign of respect. Some people in Turkey may use the four-day holiday to go on a vacation.
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