Children as Part
of Worldwide Traditions
Children's Day in Turkey
Mehmet Ali Comert
from Turkey
Each society has special
holidays. They can be religious, national or cultural, but everybody celebrates
them according to their customs. Like each nation, my country, Turkey,
has a lot of holidays. Children's holiday on April 23 is one of those we
celebrate with all the world.
There are many ways to celebrate
that holiday and reach in children's hearts. Elementary and secondary school
students in each school prepare for this holiday for two months. On the
day of this holiday, the students do their traditional dances with music
in a big field. Some of them do gymnastics or karate, and some of them
march in uniform saluting the people like soldiers. They try to make people
have a good time.
Some people celebrate this
holiday by watching TV. On that day, we can watch all the children from
different countries. They represent their countries by singing and dancing
their dances with smiling, happy faces.
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