Show TURKISH DAY OF REJOICING Hospitable Welcome Accorded to All During the Month of Ramazan Every year In Turkey In tho month of Hamazan as they term Itwhich It l the month when the Koran was revealed re-vealed In 20 parts to Mohammed was for years a general custom In Turkey for the Turks to open thelt houses at 12 oclock the Turkish sunset sun-set time to strangers and anyone was permitted to enter and take supper a meal the Turks call ovlftar during Ramarnn No matter how poor or how rich the persons and whether a complete stranger or near friend they come just before tho sunset hour and all are seated at the truly hospitable table before 12 oclock Immediately after the Oar of the cannons announces sunset the Turks eat either an olive or a date It being the legend that the holy prophet did this and those who smoke may begin as soon as the date or olive supposed to bo the fruits of paradise disappears Then come jellies jel-lies as It is a belief In Turkey that sweets collect the senses whatever that may mean Oddly enough soups follow the sweets and then after that eggs cooked In butter are served followed fol-lowed In turn by mutton chops or roasted moat these are succeeded by vegetables and tho vegetables by a sort of sugarless pudding called beurek and after this the famous baclava or kaUalf After all this more meat courses fish and vegetables are served and such sweets as rice milk gullaj sud laj native blanc mango mahallobi pilaf with hlshad or junket yaourt and coffee |