- 1. OUR FESTIVALS OUR NATIONAL FESTIVAL 23rd APRIL NATIONAL
SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN FESTIVAL OUR RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL RAMADAN
FEAST
2. 23rd APRIL NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN FESTIVAL 23rd
April,1920 is the opening date of Turkish Grand National Assembly
and the date that Turkish people declared their sovereignty. Atatrk
decided to celebrate this date as a festival on 23rd April,1924 and
5 years later, on 23rd April,1929,Atatrk gifted this festival to
children. Since 1929,it has been celebrated as a children festival,
too. 3. 23rd APRIL NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND CHILDREN FESTIVAL Every
year,it is celebrated in all over the country by the participations
of children coming from neralf 40 different countries. 4.
ACTITVITIES AT OUR SCHOOL Sing songs 5. ACTITVITIES AT OUR SCHOOL
Read poems 6. ACTITVITIES AT OUR SCHOOL Shows 7. ACTITVITIES AT OUR
SCHOOL Folk dances 8. ACTITVITIES AT OUR SCHOOL Competitions 9.
ACTIVITIES IN OUR COUNTRY Everywhere ( schools,roads) are decorated
by flags.The excitement of the festival is lived in all over the
country. 10. ACTIVITIES IN OUR COUNTRY 11. ACTIVITIES IN OUR
COUNTRY 12. ACTIVITIES IN OUR COUNTRY 13. ACTIVITIES IN OUR COUNTRY
Solemn ceremonies and childrens festivals take place throughout
Turkey on National Sovereignty and Childrens Day, held on April 23
each year. Children take seats in the Turkish Parliament and
symbolically govern the country for one day. 14. INTERNATIONAL
ACTIVITIES The 23rd April Childrens Festival a childrens festival
which was gifted to Turkish children by Mustafa Kemal Atatrk,
founder of the Republic of Turkey, to mark the opening of the
Assembly. The festival has been celebrated internationally since
1979 with the activities arranged by Turkish Radio and Television
Corporation . The Festival intends to contribute creation of a
world where children can live peacefully by developing sentiments
of fraternity, love and friendship. 15. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES As
usual,hundreds of children from all over the world are going to
come Turkey for the festival.They come together for peace and
friendship. 16. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Every year nearly 40
countries join the festival.Since 1979, 20000 children from 90
different countries has joined the festival. They come here for the
festival and represent their cultures by performing some examples
of their traditional folk dances, games, songs and so on. 17.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES From 1979 to 2000, celebrations were
performed in the capital city Ankara. In the following years,
celebrations took place in Turkeys various major cities such as
zmir, stanbul and Antalya.This year the festival is going to be
celebrated in GAZANTEP. 18. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Lithuania,Hungar y and Romania come and participate the festival
regularly. Spain last attended in 2012,Poland,in 2011 and Greece,in
2009. 19. RAMADAN FEAST 20. RAMADAN Ramadan is the ninth month of
the Islamic calendar. It is a time of fasting for the Islamic
people. Each day during this month, Muslims all over the world
abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, as well as participating in
anything that is ill-natured or excessive; from dawn until the sun
sets. Fasting is intended to educate the Muslim in spirituality,
humility and patience. It is a time to cleanse the soul, focus
attention on God, and put into practice selflessness Morning Azan
Evening Azan 21. RAMADAN The usual practice is to have a pre-fast
meal (suhoor) before dawn . 22. RAMADAN It is a common practice for
Muslims to break their fast at sunset with dates (iftar), following
the custom of Prophet Muhammad. This is followed by the sunset
prayer, which is followed by dinner. Since Ramadan emphasizes
community aspects and since everyone eats dinner at the same time,
Muslims often invite one another to share in the Ramadan evening
meal. 23. RAMADAN During Ramadan healthy people fast.The people who
are ill and have some other problems dont have to fast.During this
month people help poor. 24. RAMADAN FEASTAfter Fasting for 30
days,Ramadan Feast comes.It is for 3 days.All schools and state
institutions are closed for three days.People visit their
relatives,neighbours,elders and have fun together.This feast is
also special and exciting for children because they kiss their
elders hands and get sugar or some other presents from them. 25.
RAMADAN FEAST The most important thing is that during Ramadan,there
is always a peaceful and friendly atmosphere.
