Kurban Bayrami (The Festival of Sacrifice)

                           =_Kurban Bayrami (The Festival of Sacrifice)_=

 Bayram  means festival, or holiday, and is used to describe national and   religious holidays in Turkey.  There are two main religious (Islamic) holidays, one being Ramadan festival and the other being Kurban festival. The Kurban festival is celebrated ever year, two months after Ramadan festival. This is a four-day festival.

While the Turkish government has recently made it illegal to sacrifice the animals in public places such as playgrounds and parks.  Mostly on the first day the rich people buy an animal like sheep, goat or cow and then they cut them. After that they share the fresh meat with neighbours, friends and they especially give it to poor people. On that day everyone has barbeque.

During the festival people wear new clothes and  then they visit relatives, friends and  neighbours. The teenagers kiss the adult's hand and the adults give some money for them to celebrate and to make them happy.