Show TURKS' TURKS FEAST OF BAIRAM Day Cay That Is Observed by Moslem Corresponds Corresponds Corresponds Cor- Cor responds With the Christmas of the Christians The Turk Turl takes his pleasures pretty fac sadly ly about the tle only time he publicly relaxes Is during the feat of ot which In the way of ot gift giving feasting feasting feast feast- ing and good will to w man corresponds correspond t to our Christmas On that day every ery good Moslem kills a lamb Its d dyed cd a bright orange with gold or oi sil- sil car ter lent says the Christian Science Mon Monitor I ton When the lamb hns has been sacrificed ed ed edon on the tile morning of the festival It flesh Is divided d Into three portions one being leing given to the poor another 0 10 o relatives relatives rel reI rel- rel the third being kept for Cor the household On that day the sultan goes toes to the mosque which Is nearest the time lz Kiosk time the the vast assemblage e of ot buildings which go to make up the Imperial residence thousands residence thousands collect to watch the bent frock coated yellow yel yei- yei low faced red little littleman man driven sadly by In a plain black barouche followed by regiments of ot cavalry 1 Infantry and marines also also i a quaint custom custom hy by a n dozen half led horses horses beautiful beautiful graceful Arabians The month long fast of ot I Is held by the Moslem to be a n divine Institution Its observance Is strictly enjoined on all true believers over the tho age of ot fourteen Invalids and ond travelers only excepted Ramazan Is la held In the ninth month of ot the Mohammedan year The Moslem year being lunar Ramazan Ramazan Rama Rama- zan makes In the course of ot time the round of ot the seasons But nut through the winter days from sunrise to sunset sunset sun sun- set the pious Mohammedan does not take a bit of ot food or sup of or drink be he also abstains entirely from coffee corre tobacco and sweets But the moment the tile echoes of the sunset gun hn have e died he Is at liberty to break his fast |