Show TURKISH DAY OF REJOICING hospitable welcome accorded to all during the month of Rh ramazan mazan every year in turkey in the th month of Ru ramazan mazan as they term it which alch I 1 the month when the koran was re vested in 20 26 parts to mohammed 11 ll was tor years a general rustom custom in turkey for the turks to open their houses at 12 the turkish sunset time to strangers and anyone was permitted to enter and take supper a meal the turks call during ramazan Ra mayan no matter how poor or how rich tile the persons and whether ft complete stranger or near friend they come just before the sunset hour and all are s seated 0 abed at tho truly hospitable table before 12 immediately after the roar of the cannons announces suns sunset et 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 be the fruits of paradise disappears then come jellies 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 aate r that eggs cooked in butter are served followed in turn by mutton chops or roasted meat these are succeeded by vegetables and the v vegetables ege tables by a sort of sugarless pudding called beuree and after this the famous vaclava or kadala after all this more meat courses fish and vegetables are served and i such sweets as rice milk gallaj su sud d laj native blane blanc mange mahal lebl pilaf with hishaw or junket ya ourt and coff coffee ee |