Feast and Sacrifice festival take place in Islam as a memory of the story in which a ram fell from the sky just at the moment when the Prophet Abraham was about to sacrifice his son to God. The period between the month evval, in which Ramadan is celebrated, and the month Zilhicce, in which the Feast and the Sacrifice take place lasts exactly one month and is called Aralik (meaning interval). Marrying between these two festivals is considered to be unlucky. On the first day of the Feast of Sacrifice, Pilgrims sacrifice rams in Mina in Mecca. If a Muslim has enough money, sacrificing is a religious obligation. Rams, camels or cattle may be sacrificed. The sacrificial animal must be healthy, and if it is female it must not be pregnant. One third of the meat from the sacrificed animals is left in the house. The other parts are given to relatives, neighbors and the poor people. Both during Ramadan and the Feast of Sacrifice people come together, celebrate and entertain each other. In cities and villages, children and young people in particular meet each other at festival places and have fun. Festival areas resemble fairs during these days. The Ramadan festival comes after one moth of fasting. There are also many traditions in the fasting month, which is known as Ramadan month.
Secondly, seasonal festivals and the times of these seasonal celebrations may change depending on conditions in nature, the climate and environment ecology. For example the rise in the number of rams is celebrated at the beginning of autumn in regions where winter is short and spring comes early, and celebrated in the end of autumn in regions where spring comes late. On the other hand, festivals such as hidrellez and Nevruz are celebrated at the same time in all regions. Some festival dates are connected to domestic production and the dates of some others are decided by calendar tradition. For instance in spring: Nevruz, crocus, Betnem, HÝdrellez; in summer: solstice and an example of domestic festival is chain of shepherd festivals and so on.
