Hdrellez - A Turkish Spring Festival Celebrating Nature and Tradition
Hdrellez is a seasonal festival celebrated in the Turkish world, symbolizing the arrival of spring. People prepare by cleaning their homes, wearing clean attire, and gathering food and drink for the festivities. The celebrations take place in green, wooded areas near water sources or shrines, signifying a renewal of nature. One of the key ceremonies is the play of wish, where young girls seek good fortune. On Hdrellez day, people engage in various activities to mark the occasion, believing that wishes made during the festival will come true.
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Hdrellez, is one of the seasonal festivals of all Turkish world.
People prepare beforehand for Hdrellez celebrations in villages and small towns, although rather less now in the big cities. These preparations concern house-cleaning, clean clothing, and food and drink. Before H drellez Day, houses are cleaned from top to bottom, since people think that H z r will not visit houses that are not clean.
Hdrellez celebrations are always performed in green, wooded places, near sources of water, or near a tomb or shrine.
This date is regarded as the first day of spring, when nature stirs again
The most important ceremony exercised in Hdrellez is the play of wish. It has been exercised in order that young girls become lucky, determine their fortune.
HIDIRELLEZ SPRING FESTIVAL H d rellezstarts on May 5 nightandfalls on May 6 every year. Itis celebrated as arrival of spring andsummer. Itis widelybelieved thatH z r is theprophetwho whilebringingfertility tomanwanders on theearth andas fortheprophetIlyas, he is accepted as thewater deity. In ordertofulfill someof theirmissions, thesetwo prophets wanderaround thelandandtheseathroughouttheyearand meeton May 5 night under therosetree. It is believed thatallthewishesand prayers cometrue on theeve andthevery day ofH d rellez.Occasionally, thewishesorprayers are written on a pieceof paperandhangedon therose tree. Itis believedthatwishesorprayers willcomeas true in a yearperiod.
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