|
JANUARY (Ocak,
oh-JAHK)
It's rainy
and cold everywhere, with increased
air pollution in many cities. Istanbul
and Ankara are mostly heated by
natural gas, but most other cities
by lignite (soft brown coal), which
produces much pollution.
Eastern
Turkey is in the icy grip of winter.
Ankara and
the rest of Central
Anatolia may be covered in
snow.
Istanbul is
rainy and chilling, but with intermittent
sunny days and perhaps some light snow.
New
Year's Day (January 1)
is a holiday, the commercial,
secular equivalent of Christmas,
with decorations in shops, lots
of shopping, exchanges
of gifts and greeting cards.
Orthodox
Christmas is celebrated
on January 6th (Armenian Orthodox)
or 7th (Greek Orthodox), when Istanbul's
Orthodox churches are filled with
worshippers and the Armenian and
Greek Orthodox Patriarchs make
the rounds to bless their flocks.
The minor
Islamic festival of Mevlid-i Nebi falls in January 2013. More...
|
