Show sacred pigeons pigeon go hungry thousands of sacred pigeons of stamboul Stam bou turkey are joining the beggars in seeking contributions so that they may survive it has been the custom that every good moslem on his way to pray scatter a handful of grain to the sacred birds As prayers are said five times a day the pigeons waxed fat the turks recently started an economy program however and among their reductions has been the amount spent tor for grain for the birds weak from lack of food the pigeons are mi migrating gratin from the courtyards of the m eques where they have lived since the first two were taken there by sultan bayazit in the fifteenth century |