Show TURKISH DAY OF REJOICING Hospitable Welcome Accorded to All During the Month of Ramazan p r- Every year in Turkey in the mon month th of Ramazan as they term It whIch it-whIch which tIthe it- it the month when the Koran was re reveal revealed revealed veal ed in 26 parts to Mohammed Mohammed-It it was for years a general custom in Turkey for th the Turks to open their houses honses at 12 o'clock the Turkish sunset sunset sunset sun sun- set time to strangers and anyone was permitted to enter and take supper a ameal ameal ameal meal the Turks call ovUlar during Ramazan No matter how poor or how rich the persons and whether a complete stranger or near friend they come just before the sunset hour and all allare allare allare are seated at the truly hospitable table before 12 Immediately after the roar of the cannons announces sunset the te Turks eat eIth either r an olive or a date dat it being the legend that the holy prophet did this and those who smoke may begin as soon as the date or o olive ive supposed to be lie the fruits of paradise disappears Then come jellies jellies jellies jel jel- jel- jel lies as it Is a belief In Turkey that sweets collect the senses whatever that may m mOan mean an Oddly enough soups follow the sweets and then after that eggs cooked In butter are served followed followed fol fol- fol lowed in turn by mutton mutton muttonchops chops or roasted meat these are succeeded by vegetables and the vegetables es by a sort of sugarless pudding called and after this the famous or After all this more meat courses fish and vegetables are served and such sweets sweets' as rice milk sud sud- laj native blanc mange pilaf with or junket and coffee |