Culture is the way of life of members of a society, or of groups within a society. Every nation is separated from each other by their own cultures. In other words, there are not certain similarities between nations; therefore every nation has a peculiar culture which is based on vital constituents. Festivals are one of the most important components of culture, as being in Turkish culture. The Turks successfully achieved their existence by applying their fragments of own culture effectively such as history, religion, language and so on. Furthermore, festivals have a big part of a Turkish culture.
First of all, religious festivals; Ramadan and Feast of the Sacrifice are celebrated ten days earlier than the year before. The main reason why religious festivals are not celebrated on the same days every year is because they are calculated according to the lunar calendar called "Hicri Takvim-, so religious festivals may come to be celebrated in every season. According to Hicri calender, Ramadan is celebrated on the first three days of the tenth of the month evval, and the Feast of Sacrifice is celebrated in four days of the tenth of the month Zilhicce. The main characteristics of Ramadan and the Feast of Sacrifice are that people, neighbors, relatives and friends visit each other. Young people kiss their parents' hands and receive best wishes and blessing form them. It is a tradition to give money or little gifts to those children who kiss one's hands. Candies are served to visitors during Ramadan. That is why Ramadan is also called the "Sugar Festival-.
During the Feast and Sacrifice, not only candies but also the meat of sacrificial animal is served to guests. The Feast of Sacrifice festival is also so exultant like Ramadan. Despite sacrifice some animal. It is an important festival in turkey and the entire Islamic world because of its focusing on sharing the meat which the sacrificial animal with poor people especially who cannot buy some meat to their home.
