The party that we attended was a HUGE deal with friends and relatives coming to the village from all over. It was a big 3 day celebration that included a Quran reading, dancing that lasted all night, a blessing from the Imam, and our friends' son E being paraded around the village on a horse, dressed like a king.
I love being included in these special cultural events, but it is definitely tiring for our family. The dancing only started at 11pm and went on until 4am. The kids and I made a quick appearance and the boys enjoyed dancing for a little before we went to bed shortly after the party began because we were all so tired (Joel ended up staying till the end). Although staying at the village is exhausting, I'm so completely blessed by these people and their amazing hospitality towards us.
Enjoy the pictures!
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| I love the "teyzes" (older women) in the village. |
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| I also love that matching is so overrated |
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| I and C and their family cooked food for the entire village during the celebration. So much work! |
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| I love how everybody works together! |
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| Almost finished |
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| The finished result. This was a dish with potatoes, eggplant and ground beef in a tomato sauce. So yummy! |
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| And, of course, the bread. No meal in Turkey can be complete without it. |
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| Getting ready to dance :) |
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| I and C and their son entering the party which was held in the village square |
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| My boys with some of I's family |
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| Everyone loves our kids! |
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| Pinning money and gold on E |
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| He made out pretty well :) |
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| I and Joel |
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| The sweetest and cutest old man in the village |
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| Helping to make lunch |
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| Always joking around :) |
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| E being paraded around the village on a horse |
