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Christmas in Turkey?
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25 Dec 2012 Tue 09:14 pm |
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It was always tradition in my family for Christmas and this has been my first year in Turkey and I have not seen anything or anyone celebrating Christmas. A bit depressing for me, considering this is my first year/Christmas in Turkey, but I did video call to my fam in Cali at 5 in the morning (my time, 7pm thiers) for a game of "white elephant" , my fave in Christmas stuff to do. So I guess their is ways to beat the Christmas blues one way or another. Merry Christmas!
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25 Dec 2012 Tue 10:01 pm |
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Ah, we played white elephant yesterday. It´s much less stressful than buying a present for everybody, and we give the most ridiculous presents.  If I´m ever able to visit Turkey, I will definitely be Skyping the family.
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25 Dec 2012 Tue 10:04 pm |
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yes, chicken poop chapstick was one of the presents. I have no idea how they found that one 
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25 Dec 2012 Tue 10:35 pm |
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Haha, we had a box of at least 1,000 ugly pig magnets.
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26 Dec 2012 Wed 09:58 am |
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In Turkey,of course we don´t celebrate Christmas,because,99 percent of Turks are muslims.But, we celebrate something at the same time with Christmas.That is not religious,that is about like an existence..As you know,21st December is the longest night day.In our Turkish traditional believe,on this day,day conquer the night,that the days become longer than the nights..By the way,for example me, celebrate it ,but not as religious, that,as an integration with the other people of world who aren´t muslims..I prepare to adorn artificial pine tree with gifths that I will give them to my close friends or to my family members..
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26 Dec 2012 Wed 05:08 pm |
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In Turkey,of course we don´t celebrate Christmas,because,99 percent of Turks are muslims.But, we celebrate something at the same time with Christmas.That is not religious,that is about like an existence..As you know,21st December is the longest night day.In our Turkish traditional believe,on this day,day conquer the night,that the days become longer than the nights..By the way,for example me, celebrate it ,but not as religious, that,as an integration with the other people of world who aren´t muslims..I prepare to adorn artificial pine tree with gifths that I will give them to my close friends or to my family members..
Very interesting. This is the first time I hear that 21 Dec is celebrated as "longest nigth" in Turkey. Is there a special Turkish name for this?
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26 Dec 2012 Wed 05:43 pm |
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Very interesting. This is the first time I hear that 21 Dec is celebrated as "longest nigth" in Turkey. Is there a special Turkish name for this?
En Uzun Gece Bayramı ?
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| 17. |
26 Dec 2012 Wed 05:49 pm |
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Could be Gangnam style..? 
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| 18. |
26 Dec 2012 Wed 09:00 pm |
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Could be Gangnam style..?
Pardon?
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| 19. |
26 Dec 2012 Wed 11:22 pm |
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Never mind...
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| 20. |
27 Dec 2012 Thu 12:05 pm |
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Şaka mı yaptın anlayamadım, kusura bakma
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