Giving alms, fasting and offering animals as a sacrifice are traditions in some parts of Anatolia to make prayers and wishes come true. Sacrifices and votive offerings should be for “the sake of Hızır”. Hıdrellez celebrations are always performed in green, wooded places, near sources of water, or near a tomb or shrine.

HIDRELLEZ Festival #10

HIDRELLEZ Festival #10 by artist Cengiz Karlıova on Seed.photo NFT marketplace, Unique Black_And_White photography. Giving alms, fasting and offering animals as a