New year IN IZMIR

We have been waiting  for the New Year  for a long time. I know we all love winter and snow and building  a snowman with our families and specially the wonderful  New Year night with so many joy and gifts under our tree. Now I want to tell you about the New Year in Izmir,Turkey.

First I have to tell you that because the Turkish nation is a majority of Muslims, Christmas is not celebrated in Turkey. However, the spirit is still there, as Noel Baba, Turkish Santa is believed to bring children gifts on New Year's Eve.

But we have a wonderful time when the New Year approaches. First, we all go out with our friends to buy presents and gifts for our parents and siblings. Then, we write a card saying happy new year and we stick the card on the gifts. We can keep them in our diary later on.

On New Year’s Eve we should be all together with our grandparents. We play tombala (Bingo) and have a house party. We eat chicken or Turkish famous foods like meatballs, rice and sarma (stuffed grape leaves) or döner kebab.

It is also a tradition to wear something red that night. We believe that we will be wealthier if we do that.

Here are some pictures about New Year decorations and trees and how we spend this night with our family, hope you enjoy it. Wish you a wonderful year & merry Christmas to everyone.

New Year in Izmir.pptx

SEB-I ARUS CELEBRATIONS 

In winter we also commemorate the great poet Mevlana Celaledin-i Rumi. We hold some special events for him. Here is a link you can get some information about him. For more detailed information you can have a look at the powerpoint presentation.

the Shebi Arus.pptx