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Show TURKISH DAY OF REJOICING. Hospitable Welcome Accorded to All During the Month of Ramazan. Every year in Turkoy, in tho month of nnmnzan, as thoy term It which ! tho month whon tho Koran was re vcaled, in 20 parts, to Mohammed It was for years n general custom iu Turkoy for tho Turks to open their housos nt 12 o'clock, tho Turkish sunset sun-set time, to strangers and anyono was permitted to enter and take suppor, n meal tho Turks call ovlftar, during Ramazan. No matter how poor or how rich the persons, nnd whether a comploto stranger or near friend, thoy come Just boforo tho sunset hour, and all are seated at tho truly hospitable table boforo 12 o'clock. Immediately after tho roar ot tho cannons announces sunset tho Turks eat elthor an ollvo or a date, It being tho legend that tho holy prophet did this, and those who smoke may begin as soon as tho date or ollvo, supposed to bo tho fruits of paradlso, disappears. Then como Jol-I lies, ns It Is a bollof In Turkoy thnt swoots "collect tho senses," whatover that may moan. Oddly enough, soups follow tho sweets, nnd then after that eggs cooked In butter aro served, followed fol-lowed In turn by mutton chops or roasted moat; those aro succeeded by vegetables, ami tho vegetables by a Eort of sugarless pudding, called bcurek, and after this tho famous baclava or kadalf. After all this more meat courses, fish, and vegetables aro served, and such sweets ns rlco milk (gullaj sud-lnj), sud-lnj), natlvo blanc mango (mohallebl), pllaf with hlshad or Junkot (yuourt) and coffee. |