How do people celebrate
New Year around the world?
...in Turkey?
In Turkey, we celebrate the
New Year on December 31st. Many people celebrate by having a special New
Year's dinner with their close family members and/or friends. The traditional
food is generally turkey. Although some families prefer to decorate with
a New Year's pine, the general attitude is not to decorate anything special.
The last day of December
there are many special entertainment programs on TV.
Each TV channel tries to
present the best program for New Year's Eve. This Turkish celebration starts
early in the evening and lasts till early morning. That night all places
are full, and you have to make a reservation a long time before that night
if you want to celebrate it out of home.
I remember many happily celebrated
New Years with my family when I was a child. When I became a teenager,
I started to go out with my friends and that was also wonderful. (Edibe
B. Ciftci)
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