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Colors of Alanya - traditions, festivals, mentality and lifestyle

The locals are very sensitive when it comes to following old traditions. Every citizen can tell many interesting customs, traditions and beliefs to curious tourists. For example, prior to starting a trip, a traveler here must undergo a kind of a ritual. Relatives pour a large cup of water in front of the traveller, so that his trip will be successful and path will be as simple as a stream of water.

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Many interesting traditions are associated with children. The birth of a baby remains the greatest joy for each family. When a baby is brought to a house for the first time, the owners make a magnificent banquet with many delicacies. Everyone, who passes the house, can come in and join the celebration. It is believed that after this ceremony the baby will grow generous and its home will always be wealthy. If two or more families have children on the same day, the happy parents should absolutely share sewing needles or loaves of freshly baked bread with each other. This ritual is aimed to protect the children from one of the major flaws - laziness.

The national healing methods are also no less interesting and deserve our close attention. Despite the fact that medicine has reached a sufficient level of development, local residents still use plots and herbs as treatments. Many tourists go to Alanya with one aim – to improve their health. Precious and semiprecious stones, wooden amulets and herbs remain the main attributes of the local healers. In addition to physical health a lot of attention is paid to mental health of a human. Those people, who want to find harmony and their main mission in life, should also visit local healers. The rites, which they conduct, are a true sacrament, and only chosen healers can grasp all their strength. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

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Alanya is a picturesque cozy town, located at the bottom of the Taurus Mountains. Surrounded by lemon and orange gardens, the city is beautiful at any time of the year. This is facilitated not only by nature, sunny weather, the sea, and culture but also by numerous traditional holidays. Turkish people celebrate all the religious holidays according to the Muslim calendar. Moreover, local people possess a positive attitude towards tourists celebrating religious events with them. But there are also a plenty of cultural celebrations. The International Tourism and Art Festival takes place in Alanya in early May every year. Within its framework, you will enjoy spectacular photo and art exhibitions. Moreover, there is a fair of national Turkish dishes and drinks. Every visitor can eat and even show his cooking talents and skills here. The program also includes theatrical, artistic and dancing performances. What makes this event brighter is that attendance at all events is free of charge.

International Jazz Festival gathers music lovers in Alanya in mid-September near the Red Tower. It is worth going to at least one concert to enjoy performances of talented jazz participants. The festival lasts four days and concerts start at 9 pm. The Opera and Ballet Festival is the annual cultural event held in June-July since 1994. It gathers the international performers of opera and ballet under the roof of ancient Aspendos theater. After all, the most anticipated holiday in Alanya is New Year. By the way, this holiday local people began to celebrate only a few years ago. The main Christmas tree of the city is decorated with gift boxes. At the Christmas market, local people and tourists can purchase handmade goods and taste national Turkish dishes. But the most important attribute of a New Year's Eve in Turkey is ... a New Year's lottery. Even skeptics buy two-three tickets for the New Year and try their luck. Thanks to such popularity, the holiday lottery usually plays a large prize pool. In recent years, for example, the prize was 50 million Turkish liras.

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National traditions of Turkey

Social inequality and class-divided society are one of the country’s peculiarities. There is nothing strange in this for countries of the Middle East, but Turkey has a major difference. Despite the financial status, a person with a university education automatically becomes the country’s elite. Successful politicians, doctors, and engineers are well-respected in Turkey. In bigger cities, the “upper class” knows several foreign languages and actively collaborates with European specialists. These people prefer European clothing style and lifestyle. Middle-class people also have a good education, but they are closer to the national traditions and culture. This happens because this class is constantly growing because of many people from the countryside who move to cities. Local middle class harmoniously combines European and national culture and values. Almost one-third of the country’s population is represented by farmers. As a rule, they have low income, and because of this they have to move a lot (this is particularly true about young people) and often do not have high education. They mostly stick to traditional national values in the language, lifestyle, and culture. … Open

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