| Hi, everybody! Do you know how Turkish people celebrate New Year's Day? In this lesson, you'll learn some important phrases about the Turkish New Year and some valuable cultural tips. |
| In Turkish, New Year's day is called... |
| Yeni Yıl |
| [slowly] Yeni Yıl |
| On Yeni Yıl, Turkish people greet each other by saying Mutlu yıllar! |
| (slow) Mutlu yıllar! |
| This means "Happy New Year." |
| When you meet someone for the first time in the new year, be sure to greet them with this phrase. |
| Turkish people also celebrate the holiday with special events and customs. At most events, you will see… |
| havai fişek |
| (slow) havai fişek |
| This means "fireworks." |
| When one minute is left until the new year, Turkish people turn their lights off and set off their firecrackers. When midnight strikes, firework shows take place in big cities such as Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara. While watching the fireworks, everyone hugs and kisses each other and wishes each other a good year. |
| On this special day, Turkish people eat cevizli sucuk |
| (slow) cevizli sucuk |
| This means "dried fruit roll-up." |
| New Year’s Eve is traditionally celebrated at home, in Turkey, and have dinner with family. Dinner includes turkey with chestnut stuffing, pilaf with chicken and nuts, pastries, and several side dishes and desserts. On this day you'll find dried fruit roll-ups served to guests before and after dinner. |
| Let's wrap up this lesson by recapping what you've learned. Listen to the expression and repeat after me. |
| "New Year's Day" |
| Yeni Yıl |
| * beep |
| Yeni Yıl |
| "Happy New Year!" |
| Mutlu yıllar! |
| * beep |
| Mutlu yıllar! |
| "fireworks" |
| havai fişek |
| * beep |
| havai fişek |
| "dried fruit roll-up" |
| cevizli sucuk |
| * beep |
| cevizli sucuk |
| Well done! [pause] Here's a fun fact! |
| How do people decorate their homes to prepare for New Year’s Eve, and which myth is this tradition based on? |
| Turkish people prepare for New Year’s Day by decorating an artificial or real Christmas tree and putting presents under it. From a religious perspective, this tradition is not particularly related to Christmas. It is said that there used to be an ancient cult revolving around a secret wishing tree, and its believed that this is where the tradition of decorating Christmas trees originated from! |
| You just learned how Turkish people celebrate "New Year's Day" and some important facts about the holiday. |
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| I'll see you next time. Hoşçakalın. |
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