KASTAMONU (AA) – In Kastamonu, citizens offer treats to children when visiting cemeteries on Eve. In Yürekveren village, after the afternoon prayer on the eve of Eid al-Adha and Ramadan, citizens go to the cemetery with cakes, chocolates, candies and roasted chickpeas. In the event called Ziyrat, after reading the Quran and praying in the cemetery, treats are distributed first to the children and then to other participants.
Village headman Mehmet Pehlivan told the AA correspondent that all citizens with connections to the village come together at the cemetery on the eve of the eve. Stating that both prayers and programs are held in the cemetery, Pehlivan said, “Neighbours bring something when they come.” We share them here. It brings joy to the children. This tradition has been around for about 250 years. he said. Mehmet Kibaroğlu, one of the village residents, explained that he was born and raised in the village and lives in the city center.
Stating that he has been participating in the program called Ziyrat since his childhood, Kibaroğlu said: Our tradition has continued since childhood. Everyone living in the city and district gathers here. After performing the afternoon prayer, we pray in the cemetery and say mercy to our dead. The candies and chocolates our guests bring, we share them. An event that brings the nation together. We also bring our own children here so that they can continue this tradition from their childhood.
Let them experience what we experienced. Let the children get to know each other. Because there are people living in the city and in distant places. On this occasion, everyone gathers and gets to know each other. Uğur Çırak, one of the children, pointed out that they come to the cemetery during Eid al-Adha and Ramadan and said, “We are given refreshments at the cemetery. Prayers are read here and snacks are distributed to children.
he said. Sefa Bideci pointed out that everyone gathers in the cemetery twice a year and said, “Everyone has the opportunity to socialize with each other here, even for 10-15 minutes.” They have the opportunity to see people they haven’t seen for days or months. he said. 11The water discharged from a height of 173 meters at the Karakaya Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP) in Çüngüş district of Diyarbakır turned into a visual feast.
The amount of water in the basin of Karakaya Dam and HEPP, Turkey’s third largest dam and second largest hydroelectric power plant, reached 9.5 billion cubic meters with heavy rainfall. In the Karakaya Dam and HEPP, which has an installed capacity of 1800 megawatts with a total of 6 units, 2 discharge gates of the dam were opened in the first place on May 11, after 7 years, against the risk of possible floods due to the water level approaching the maximum level.
The discharge of pressurized water from the dam set, whose body height is 173 meters, turned into a visual feast. Rainbows occasionally form in the region due to sunlight.
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