The festive rush in Keup Street within the western metropolis of Cologne in Germany, one of many cities with the best Turkish and Muslim communities within the Central European nation, picked up tempo within the final days of Ramadan, as many locals put together for Ramadan Bayram, or Eid-al-Fitr, festivities, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported Thursday.
The tradespeople and the residents within the area defined that they’re attempting to maintain the vacation custom alive though they’re removed from their homeland. However, based on studies, abroad Turkish residents had been marking the vacation with a sense of unhappiness due to the current earthquakes in Türkiye.
However, the Eid rush on Keup Street, generally known as ”Little Istanbul,” persists, with some guests emphasizing they’re attempting to protect the customs and traditions of the vacation, reminiscing concerning the bayrams in Türkiye.
Enes Koç, who bought a present for his spouse earlier than the vacation, described the vacations in Türkiye as “completely different.”
“When we go out here, there is no festive atmosphere. Here we go to friends and relatives; we celebrate the holiday within our community here,” Koç mentioned.
Another purchaser on Keup Street, Hülya Sevinç, who was born and raised in Germany, famous she will not be acquainted with the bayram custom in Türkiye however tries to cherish it by way of what she discovered from her household.
“I have two daughters; we are buying gifts for them now … We visit the loving ones often. This year (bayram) falls on the weekend and we are very happy about that. We buy sweets, make cookies and traditional food. In such a nice Eid atmosphere, merriment takes place,” she defined.
Elaborating on the career he inherited from his father, tradesperson Ismail Aldağ who produces conventional savory baklava, famous that the gross sales of distinctive sweets, pide (pita) bread and tahini pita throughout Ramadan and forward of the bayram rose by 60%.
In addition, Aldağ additionally identified that aside from the demand from Turks, the curiosity of Germans in pistachio sweets and walnut baklava additionally elevated.
Ahmet Erdoğan, vice chairman of the Keup Street Craftsmen’s Union for his half, mentioned: “Holidays, naturally, are a joy, happiness as always. On the one hand, there is a bittersweet joy because we are also saddened by the earthquake in our country and the citizens who lost their lives.”
Noting that each one companies are getting ready for Eid, Erdoğan acknowledged that Keup Street has roughly 120 artisan shops. Highlighting that numerous kinds of merchandise may be discovered alongside the road, together with marriage ceremony provides, reward retailers, bakeries and eating places, he mentioned many of the residents are of Turkish descent, including that they’ve a superb number of items on the market within the neighborhood.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
