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LIVING TRADITIONS IN KONYA

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  Hello our precious readers. Today , Ahmet Ege and I are going to tell you about the traditions of Konya for you. Enjoy your reading. 1-ŞİVLİLİK Şivlilik is one of the most popular traditions in Konya. It is done on the day of Regaip Kandil. All children knock on doors and they get candies. Then, they eat all the things they have collected.           In our school every year we celebrate this special day together. In this way students from other cities who aren't familiar with this tradition learn something about Konya. In the beginning they are surprised but later they get used to it. 2-WEDDINGS        Weddings in Konya are famous for their food. Wedding ceremonies are usually held on  Sunday or Thursday.   The preparation of the meal starts a few days before. In the morning of the wedding, pilaf is served at the groom's house. Pilaf is cooked in large cauldrons. ...

A LEGENDARY FIGURE,KOROGLU

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                                                                                A  LEGENDARY FIGURE of BOLU, KOROGLU                              The  Epic of Koroghlu  is a heroic l egend  prominent in the  oral traditions  of the  Turkish peoples , mainly the  Oghuz Turks .The legend typically describes a hero who seeks to avenge a wrong. It was often put to music and played at sporting events as an inspiration to the competing athletes. Koroghlu is the main hero of epic with the same name in  Azerbaijani ,  Turkmen  and  Turkish  as well as some other  Turkish languages . The epic tells about the life...

LEGENDARY PEOPLE OF KONYA

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  Hi we are Kayra and İsmail. We are going to give you some information about legendary figures from Konya.   MEVLANA   The original name of Rumi is “Muhammed Celaleddin”. He   was born in 1207 in Belh,   distinct of Horasan that is now in the border of Afghanistan. The name “Mevlana” was used by Sultan Veled, Şems-i Tebrizi and his lovers, and virtually is a universal symbol which identifies with him. Mevlana is also known as Rumi by western people.   As a Sufi lived in the 13th century, but got beyond the ages with his works, Mevlana did not make any discrimination between people as indicated in his verse “Come, come whoever you are”. In addition to his mercy, voluntary and unlimited love of humanity, he had endless tolerance, which impressed not only the world of Islam but also the whole humanity. He is accepted worldwide as an intellectual with his point of view to the people and life. Due to the 800 th anniversary of Mevlana’s birth, UNESCO decl...

MY HOMETOWN, BOLU

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Hie friends!  we are Toprak and Nisa today we are going to talk about our hometown, Bolu. Let's begin with natural beauties.          ABANT NATURE PARK       Abant Lake creater and deposit lake formed on the Abant Mountain.It has pine,fir,beech,oak,chestnut poplar and wild fruit species.Abant Lake hepls people to have fun,relax.        GÖLCÜK NATURE PARK      Gölcük,which is the first choice of many regions welcome site visitors every season. Right on the edge of the lake covered with the extraordinary beauty of nature there is a charming building that is the state Guest House of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Gölcük Nature Park is one of the most important tourist centers of Bolu.       YEDİGÖLLER NATİONAL PARK         The Yedigöller basin, which is 1642 hectors is size, was taken in to protection as a national park in 1965.In addition, the remains belonging to ...