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Hıdırellez festivities kick off in Turkey

Hıdırellez is a celebration that marks the arrival of spring. It is observed throughout Central Asia and the Turkic world as well as in Turkey on the eve of May 5 This Friday, Turkey, and countries in Central Asia and the Balkans, will be celebrating Hıdırellez, a holiday to usher in the spring and harvest and thus, abundance. The history of this celebration spans back to the belief that one day a year the Prophets Hızır (Al-Khidr), associated with spring, rebirth and granting wishes, and Ilyas (Elijah), who is believed to bring rain, meet on the earth creating an envelope of time, over the eve of May 5 to May 6 in which the wishes of those deserving may be granted. https://www.antalyaestate.net/luxury-Apartment-with-Installment-for-Sale-in-Alanya-7325.html Turkey's most colorful holiday, Hıdırellez is filled with rituals, traditions and celebrations of such uniqueness that it is also a candidate for UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage. Just some of those...