Alaturbi
Alaturbi is a Turkish festival celebrated in Akcaabat and Besikdüzü (west of Trabzon) on 29 June - 6 July with the participation of Cephni Turkomans in honour of the sea.[1]
The peoples of the Anatolian Pontic coast, east of Trabzon from Samsun to Rize Pazar, hold the celebration on 20 May (or 7 May in the Hegirian calendar); and in Sürmene, it is called "Litropi."[1]
In Giresun, the people pray at Arethian Island, where there used to be a shrine to Ares;[1] but in most places, the people make a pilgrimage to the sea and swim. Those who cannot do so commonly take a bath in seawater, and supposedly recover from their illnesses, such as aches and pains and even epilepsy.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Öztürk, Özhan (September 6, 2005). Karadeniz Ansiklopedik Sözlük (Encyclopedia of the Black Sea). Heyamola Basım Yayın. ISBN 975-6121-00-9.
- ^ "Folklore of the Turkish Black Sea Region". November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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