Holidays in October 2012

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2. *Eid-ul-Adha (Greater Eid) on 24-28th
October
*Republic Day in Turkey
*Halloween on the 31th of October
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3. * Eid-ul-Adha ('festival of Sacrifice'), also known
as the Greater Eid, is an important festival in
the Muslim calendar.
* The festival remembers the prophet Ibrahim's
willingness to sacrifice his son when God
ordered him to.
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4. The story of Ibrahim's sacrifice
* Eid-ul-Adha celebrates the occasion when Allah appeared
to Ibrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son
Isma'il as an act of obedience to God.
* The devil tempted Ibrahim by saying he should disobey
Allah and spare his son. As Ibrahim was about to kill his
son, Allah stopped him and gave him a lamb to sacrifice
instead.
* Note: This story is also found in the Jewish Torah and the
Christian Old Testament (Genesis 22). Here God asked
Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, his son with Sarah.
Isma’il was his son with Hagar.
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5. Celebrations
* Eid ul Adha is a public holiday in Muslim countries.
* Today Muslims all over the world who can afford it , sacrifice a
sheep (sometimes a goat) as a reminder of Ibrahim's obedience
to Allah.
* They share out the meat among family, friends and the poor,
who each get a third share.
* Eid usually starts with Muslims going to the Mosque for prayers,
dressed in their best clothes, and thanking Allah for all the
blessings they have received.
* It is also a time when they visit family and friends as well as
offering presents.
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6. *Sacrifice Feast Eve ―Wednesday, October
24, 2012
*Sacrifice Feast ―Thursday, October 25,
2012
*Sacrifice Feast Day 2 ―Friday, October 26,
2012
*Sacrifice Feast Day 3 ―Saturday, October
27, 2012
*Sacrifice Feast Day 4 ―Sunday, October 28,
2012
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7. * Many people in Turkey celebrate Republic Day on
October 29 by attending performances and
participating in traditional processions with flags
and musical bands. The Turkish Republic’s founder
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk proclaimed Republic Day as
Turkey’s most important holiday.
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8. * Many people go to local stadiums on October 29 to watch
performances dedicated to Republic Day in Turkey. Such
performances usually consist of theatre sketches, poetry readings
and traditional Turkish dances. Many school children participate in
school performances for parents and teachers.
* Parades may take place in some cities and politicians may give
public speeches on this day. Many people also lay wreaths to
Atatürk’s monuments or visit Atatürk’s mausoleum in the country’s
capital, Ankara.
* In the evening of October 29 many cities have traditional
processions with flags and musical bands to commemorate
Republic Day in Turkey. The processions usually end with
fireworks, which begin after dark.
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9. * Republic Day is an official national holiday in
Turkey.
* Public administration buildings, schools, post
offices and many small businesses are usually
closed on this day. Public transport schedules
may vary. Public transport routes may change
in the event of street performances and
processions. The afternoon of the previous day,
October 28, is also an official holiday.
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10. * Republic Day marks the creation of the Turkish
Republic in 1923. After Turkey’s victory in the War
of Independence (1919-1923), the Turkish
parliament proclaimed the new Turkish state as a
republic. A new constitution, which the parliament
adopted on October 29, 1923, replaced the
constitution of the Ottoman Empire. The leader in
the Turkish War of Independence, Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk, became the country’s first president on the
same day. According to Atatürk, Republic Day is
Turkey’s most important holiday.
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11. The common symbols of
Republic Day in Turkey are:
*The Turkish flag.
*Pictures of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
*These symbols can be seen on
Republic Day in Turkey and on our
notice board, as well.
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12. What do you know about it?
*When and where did it start?
*How is it celebrated?
*What do people wear and eat on this
day?
*In which countries and how is it
celebrated?
*What is your plan for it?
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13. * In Ireland, which is considered to be where Halloween, the day
is still celebrated much like it is in the United States. In rural
areas, bonfires are lit as they were centuries ago, children get
dressed up in costumes and spend the evening "trick-or-
treating" in their neighbourhoods.
* After trick-or-treating, most people attend parties with
neighbours and friends. At the parties, many games are played,
including "snap-apple," a game in which an apple on a string is
tied to a doorframe or tree and players attempt to bite the
hanging apple.
* In addition to bobbing for apples, parents often arrange
treasure hunts, with candy or pastries as the "treasure ".
* The Irish also play a card game where cards are laid face down
on a table with candy or coins underneath them. When a child
chooses a card, he receives whatever prize is found below it.
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14. * A traditional food eaten on Halloween is barnbrack,
a kind of fruitcake that can be bought in stores or
baked at home.
* A muslin-wrapped treat is baked inside the cake
that, it is said, can foretell the eater's future. If a
ring is found, it means that the person will soon be
wed; a piece of straw means that a prosperous year
is on its way.
* Children play tricks on their neighbours, such as
"knock-a-dolly," . They knock on the doors of their
neighbours, but run away before the door is
opened.
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