
Drahoma is a material contribution provided by the bride’s family to the groom or his family during marriage, particularly observed in Ottoman Greek society and Jewish communities. This tradition, prevalent among Greek Jewish and Armenian communities in Greece Thrace and the Aegean islands common, was practiced to ensure the financial security of the marriage and to safeguard women’s economic status through matrimony.Origin and Function of DrahomaAlthough the origins of drahoma are traced to Anc
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Nahıl övme is a traditional wedding ritual practiced especially in Ürgüp and surrounding villages of Nevşehir. This custom is performed to invoke good fortune for the groom, enhance his social standing, and ensure a blessed beginning to his new life. It is typically carried out on the night connecting Wednesday to Thursday, as part of the “güvey donatma” ceremony.Nahıl consists of a wooden framework approximately 1.5 to 2 meters in height. The framework is decorated with graph paper, adorned wit
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Melahat Pamuk
Rirites of passage (French: rites de passage) are a set of symbolic ceremonies that regulate, sanctify, and socially validate an individual’s or group’s transition from one social condition to another, from one status to another, or from one space to another. These rituals mark the biological and social turning points in human life. The individual life cycle typically consists of fundamental stages such as birth, maturation (entry into or transition to adulthood), marriage, and death, each accompa
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding is a three-day event consisting of ceremonies and receptions that began on June 27, 2025, in the city of Venice, Italy. The wedding attracted numerous international guests from the fields of cinema, music, television, politics, and business. The event prompted local civil society organizations to unite under the joint campaign “No Space for Bezos” and organize various protest demonstrations.Key InformationJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s wedding is a three-
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Edanur Karakoç

Have you ever had a task you couldn’t possibly accomplish alone? For example, you cannot build a castle using just one Lego brick, can you? This proverb conveys something similar. Just as we need the wind for threshing and friends for a wedding, some tasks require the assistance of other things or people to be completed.Where Does It Come From?This proverb originates from the traditional village life of the past. Threshing is the process of separating grain from the stalks and husks. During thre
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