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3. It is a three-day festival which is
the end of the 30 days’ Ramadan
Fasting.
Many people wake up early on
the first day of the Ramadan
Feast. They put on their best
clothes, called ‘Bayramlık’
which they often buy
specifically for the occasion.

4. The Ramadan Feast has an
other name in Turkey called
The Candy Feast

5. On this day, people have a large
breakfast. This symbolizes the end of
the fasting period.

6. During Ramadan, people wake up before
sunrise and eat before the ezan(muslim
call to prayer). When the morning call to
prayer begins they stop eating and their
fasting begins.

7. People fast all day
until the sunset
call to prayer.
Then, with the
ezan they break
their fasting
especially with a
date or water.

8. On the day before the first
day of Muslims’ feasts
people go to graves and
pray for the dead. They
read The Quran and deliver
candies to the children.

9. On the first day of the
Ramadan feast , men go to
mosques and pray to Allah .

10. It is customary to visit one's
relatives, especially older ones, and kiss
their hand as a sign of respect. Children
go door-to-door, kissing hands of the
grown-ups and receiving sweets and
small amounts of money in return.

11. It is the most important religious festival
of the year and a four day holiday in
Turkey.

12. According to Islamic rules, every Muslim
who is wealthy enough must sacrifice a
farm animal for God. The meat from the
animal is then shared – one third saved for
the household, one third shared between
friends and neighbours and the final third
given to the poor.

13. Many shops, banks and businesses may be
closed for the duration of the festival.
Supermarkets usually remain open, but on
particular hours. Travel is also hectic at this
time, as people visit friends and relatives to
celebrate.

14. People give one third of the meat to
the poor.

16. Easter is celebrated every year in
spring.
Before this festival Assyrians fast
for 50 days according to the rules of
the church.
During this time Assyrians do not
use any animal food. They do not
eat anything from morning until
night. This feast lasts for 3 days.

17. On Easter’s first day Assyrians in
Midyat, point eggs, children go door-to-
door and people give them candies and
easter eggs. They go to church and pray
from 5 to 9.

18. On the second day, they go to
Assyrian graves and play with
their easter eggs. The game rule is
that if someone breaks your egg
your egg will be his.