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Various interesting
festivals are held in the Marmara Region where people from across
the world come to rejoice as well as participate and enjoy their
time. People with various interests come to the Marmara Region to
participate in the festivals they love.
The Marmara Region is rich in a number of interesting festivals that
not only inspire the locals but also the travelers and the tourists
who have come to explore the heritage and beauty of the place.
Becoming a part of any of the festivals held in the region is the
wish of many people.
Marmara Region and its festivals are loved by the people of Turkey
and people belonging to far off places. These festivals surely
attract people who have the desire to learn culture and traditions
of various places.
If you are here to visit turkey and you have not
explored the Marmara Region, then you would be missing a number of
great sites here in the region. Marmara is rich in tourist
destinations, it has a number of beautiful mosques, museums,
landscapes and much more. Talking about Marmara, how can we miss its
festivals?
When it comes to tourism, Turkey is already rich in many places that
are worth visiting. Famous tourists from all over the world come
here to visit and explore the beauty of the best places here.
Marmara has a number of festivals that not only entertain the local
people but also the travelers and tourists that have come to explore
the region from faraway places.
The very best festival here is the Istanbul International Film
Festival. It was the year 1982 since this festival started to be
held in Istanbul. The festival features 6 movies and it also
features such a Film Week in which dubbed films are played. Ever
since the festival begun, it turned into an event whose scope got
larger. Now this festival is well recognized by the major film
producers of the state. This festival is organized in April each
year.
Another festival that is celebrated here is the 1915 Sea Victory
Celebration. It is celebrated between 13th and 18th March. It is
organized in Canakkale which is located at the Asian region of the
Dardanelles strait. This event is celebrated in the recognition of
the victory against the allied forces during the World War I.
Another festival that is organized in Canakkale is the European Jazz
day and it is organized in the month of March.
During the month of April, a festival that is celebrated in Istanbul
is the Tulip Festival. Many people have the mistaken belief that
Tulips originated from Holland but in reality they originated from
Turkey. That is why during the month of April this festival is
celebrated. This is the time when many beautiful tulips grow in the
country. Many different parks of Istanbul host his festival but the
major park where it is mainly held is the Emirgan Park.
Another major festival held in month of December is the Whirling
Dervishes Festival. It is celebrated in the Mevlana museum in Konya.
Special dance is performed here that is about seven hundred years
old. This dance is performed to give honor to the Sufic Saint
Mevlana. Many of the Sufis believe that this is the dance that
originated when the universe actually began.
Folklore and arts festival celebrated here in the month of June is
the Kafkasor Art and Culture Festival. The activities performed at
his festival include bull wrestling, combat wrestling and folk
dancing. Many of the tourists from all over the world are attracted
to this region just to see the beautiful festivals arranged here in
Marmara. When it comes to tourism, turkey’s numerous festivals are
enough to attract people from across the world to get amazed by the
celebrations of the locals.
The ballets and operas are performed in the Aspendos Festival that
is held in the Aspendos Antique Theatre. This theatre is almost two
thousand years old.
Another very interesting festival held in Istanbul is the Bosphorus
held in the month of July where various Asian and European contests
are held.
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