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In Türkiye, young and old alike revel in Eid al-Fitr festivities

Eid Mubarak! The sound of festive greetings echoes from every home and street in Türkiye while marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, one of the holiest months in the Islamic calendar.

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Families also visit the graves of their departed loved ones to pay their respects and honor their memories. "I was around 11 or 12 years old when my father bought me a pair of red slippers adorned with roses for Eid. I never forget them. I walked around the house in them for an hour. My mom said: 'That's enough, take them off, you can wear them tomorrow.' I slept with them on that night," Sabahat Cephe, 82, giggled.