it is the 9-day bayram travelling, highways are congested with careless drivers. In the first 4 days, 81 killed and 298 wounded. via In the last three 9-day bayram holidays, a total of 399 were killed in accidents… via
via Some of my old time readers may know that although I am not a very religious person, I actually fast during Ramazan. This is a ritual that is definitely not my favorite. It is particularly difficult not because of 16 hours of not drinking, eating (and no sex) (hours actually change, it is the … Read more
Three New Intangible Cultural Heritage Elements from Turkey from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Mavi Boncuk Forty-six new elements added to Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.11 countries, are among the 46 elements inscribed today on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee, chaired by Jacob Ole Miaron … Read more
via I am not particularly fond of bairams but yet another one, necessary visitations and all.. Still, I wish my Muslim friends a happy one. Here comes a collection of bairam greetings I receive (this post will probably be updated): http://twitter.com/cemilertem/statuses/4410470165385216 Bayramımız en çok da zalimlerin "bilmediği" bir dilde mübarek olsun: CEJNA WE PÎROZ BE! … Read more
The four-day Kurban Bayramı (Eid ul-Adha; i.e. “Sacrifice Bayram”) starts… I am back at my parents’ place with twins gathered. My dad will take care of the “sacrifice” aspect of the event in the morning. I do not have the slightest interest in being involved. Probably, I will symbolically be forced to attend the bayram … Read more