Culture

Culture of different regions

Made by: Tansu Kamber Kamber from

11th grade

“Lazaruvane” is a ritual

related to coming of spring.

Probably the most important

symbol of Bulgaria is the ritual

of making and giving

martenitsas for health and

happiness at the beginning of

March. For Bulgarians this is a

symbol of the year’s renewal,

again intended to promote

health and successful harvests.

BULGARIA

Especially Saints’ name days

are also highly respected in

the country, the most famous

ones being St. John’s day, St.

George’s Day, and St.

Dimitar’s Day.

GERMANY

Oktoberfest is the world's largest fair held annually in

Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16-day festival running

from late September to the first weekend in October with

more than 6 million people from around the world attending

the event every year. The Oktoberfest is an important part of

Bavarian culture, having been held since 1810. Other cities

across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled

after the original Munich event.Bavaria statue above the Theresienwiese

and Horse race at the Oktoberfest in Munich 1823

St. Nicholas Day is celebrated on December 6th

in Germany as well as in other European

countries. On the evening before the 6th,

children place their newly cleaned shoes in

front of the door in the hope that Nicholas

might fill them with nuts, fruits, chocolate and

sweets.

RUSSIA Ballet is a highly prized art form in Russia.

One tradition in Russia is to eat milk pudding

and cheesecake on Christmas.

FRANCE

Bastille Day is the French national holiday which is

celebrated on 14 July each year. It commemorates the

1790 storming of the Bastille fortress- prison was

seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern

nation, and of the reconciliation of all the French

inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded

the First Republic, during the French Revolution.

In France, Christmas is a time for family

and for generosity, marked by family

reunions, gifts and candy for children, gifts

for the poor, Midnight Mass, and le

Réveillon.

ITALY Christmas and Easter are major holidays.

Italy is the home to the head of the Roman

Catholic Church. The Pope lives in Vatican City

in Rome.

Opera is a very popular form of performing

arts, that originated in Italy.

The Republic Day of Turkey is one of

the public holidays in Turkey and

Northern Cyprus, commemorating the

proclamation of the republic in 1923.

TURKEY 9 May the Commemoration of

Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day,

is an annual Turkish national

holiday celebrated on May 19 to

commemorate Mustafa Kemal's

landing at Samsun on May 19,

1919, which is regarded as the

beginning of the Turkish War of

Independence in the official

historiography.

SPAIN

Flamenco probably is the most famous Spanish

tradition - but so often misunderstood. Flamenco

actually is is a musical style, with far more emphasis

on the guitar, vocals and rhythm than the dancing.

Bullfighting, the most controversial of Spanish

traditions, is a mixed blessing for Spain. Many

tourists are very curious to see it and view it as a

fascinating insight into Spanish culture, but it is also

a stain on the country's reputation for others.

DENMARK Great Prayer Day is a special Danish festival falling

on the fourth Friday after Easter Sunday, i.e. at the

earliest on 17 April and at the latest on 21 May.

Shrovetide is a children’s festival, they dress up –

usually on Quinquagesima Sunday – and go around

with their collection tins which they try to get filled

with money.