Turkey and so have your reservations to search this about enticing area.
Ancient sights of epic proportions wait you on the Aegean Coast. Visit lovely Pamukkale, a petrified limestone waterfall or some of the better preserved ruins at Ephesus. From Altinkum make the journey to the Temple of Apollo where you will be awe-struck by the pure size of the yet righteous columns not to cite the inventiveness of the old civilisations.
The country’s landscape is as
varied as it is huge. Twisting cliffs, punctuated by golden beaches and lapped
by indigo and turquoise seas, line the Aegean and Mediterranean
Evening near Toprakkale
coasts, their valleys a sea of greenhouses producing, among
many other things, some of the most delicious tomatoes in the world. A little
way inland, valleys give way to rocky mountains clad in pine forests, their
lower slopes filled with orchards that flutter with pink and white blossom in
spring. Behind the mountains stretch the vast rolling grasslands of the
Anatolian plateau with its fiercely hot summers and bitterly cold winters.
In the southeast, ancient
Mesopotamia (the Near East), so famed for its fertility that some claim it to
be the original Garden of Eden, lies between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
The government is currently creating a vast network of dams based on the two
rivers, to create hydro-electricity and irrigate the semi-desert to the
southeast - great for Turkey, not so good for the desert countries to the
south, for whom the rivers are, quite literally, a lifeline, or for the Kurds,
who claim the region as an independent state.
In the border territories of the
far east, the mountains again soar skywards, culminating in the massive bulk of
Mount Ararat, Turkey’s highest peak at 5,137m (16,853ft). This, according to
legend, is the last resting place of Noah’s Ark. Beyond this region lie the
steppes of Central Asia, from where wave after wave of invaders have arrived to
shape Turkey’s people and culture.
There are many religious festivals in Turkey. However, these festivals are usually not on the same date as they are calculated by the lunar calendar. The “Feast of the Sacrifice” and “Ramadan” festival are celebrated ten days earlier every year. Sometimes there is a religious festival celebrated for every season of the year and because of this people make good use of the flights to Turkey in order to take part in these religious celebrations.
“Ramadan” is a religious festival celebrated within the first three days of the month that is known as “Sevval”. And the “Feast of Sacrifice” is celebrated by everyone within the four days that follow the tenth day of the month that is known as “Zilhicce” These religious festivals are very popular traditions.
The purpose behind the festivals are that, neighbours, relatives & friends visit each other and catch up. Young people are known to kiss the hand of their parents to receive best wishes & blessings from them. As a Tradition, during the festivals people give presents & gifts to children that kiss people’s hands. During the Ramadan festival, guests are traditionally given sweets and this is why the “Ramadan festival” is known as the “Sugar Festival”
The “Feast of Sacrifice” – during this festival people are given meat that has come from an animal that has been sacrificed.
More info:
Turkey's Facebook pages: Turkey Holidays, Turkey Home
Websites: Holidays to Turkey, Turkey Website, Turkey Thomas Cook
Religious Festivals In Turkey
There are many religious festivals in Turkey. However, these festivals are usually not on the same date as they are calculated by the lunar calendar. The “Feast of the Sacrifice” and “Ramadan” festival are celebrated ten days earlier every year. Sometimes there is a religious festival celebrated for every season of the year and because of this people make good use of the flights to Turkey in order to take part in these religious celebrations.
“Ramadan” is a religious festival celebrated within the first three days of the month that is known as “Sevval”. And the “Feast of Sacrifice” is celebrated by everyone within the four days that follow the tenth day of the month that is known as “Zilhicce” These religious festivals are very popular traditions.
The purpose behind the festivals are that, neighbours, relatives & friends visit each other and catch up. Young people are known to kiss the hand of their parents to receive best wishes & blessings from them. As a Tradition, during the festivals people give presents & gifts to children that kiss people’s hands. During the Ramadan festival, guests are traditionally given sweets and this is why the “Ramadan festival” is known as the “Sugar Festival”
The “Feast of Sacrifice” – during this festival people are given meat that has come from an animal that has been sacrificed.
More info:
Turkey's Facebook pages: Turkey Holidays, Turkey Home
Websites: Holidays to Turkey, Turkey Website, Turkey Thomas Cook
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