Şeker Bayramı (Sugar Feast / Eid al-Fitr)
Şeker Bayramı marks the end of Ramazan and is a 3-day celebration. It's called Sugar Feast because children go door-to-door getting candies and sweets. Families visit each other, and special desserts are prepared.
Usage contextholidays
Do
- Have candies ready if you have neighbors with children
- Visit family elders on first day of bayram
- Wear your best clothes for visits
- Bring gifts (usually sweets or chocolates) when visiting
- Kiss elders' hands and receive bayramlık
- Attend neighborhood celebrations if invited
Don't
- Don't refuse children asking for candy
- Don't schedule important business during bayram
- Don't visit empty-handed
- Don't overstay your welcome - multiple visits are expected
- Don't forget to wish everyone bayram greetings