(February 16, 2011 at 4:26 pm)muhtesem insan Wrote:(February 16, 2011 at 3:48 pm)annatar Wrote: Btw people around here expanded to one week celebration recently. They are calling the event as "blessed birth week"(something like that).. I think they got that idea from xtians...actually "holy birth week" celebrated in gregorian calendar it's the week of april 20. And it's only celebrated by gülen movement. All of the other islamist groups oppose it and find it un-islamic.
Quote:Do YOU celebrate Mawlid? If so, then why do celebrate it if you're an atheist? Is it similar to how some atheists like to celebrate Christmas?does eating "kandil* simit" count?I celebrate Eids, because it become a part of our culture, and has meanings more than just islamic ones. But mawlid and other holy nights are more of a religious nature, maybe i would celebrate them if my family were religious.
*kandil: in Turkey five holy nights (I don't know what they're called in english)
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/Relig...ivals.html
Try here for the english version.
Looks like it's going to be a long road for the 'Islamic States' to get their knickers unbunched ...but by the sound of it you guys are getting there...."keep banging the rocks together!"
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