Ramadan Bairam (Ramazan Bayramı and Sacrifice Bairam (Kurban Bayramı are the major religious festivals. These festivals have a special place and meaning in life of people.

Although celebration of these festivals has been somewhat different from one region to another region, usually celebrations are similar to one another.

Preparations for Bairam start in the form of a general cleaning up in fifteen days advance. Prior to Bairams "Lokma" (a small ball of fried sweet dough) is cooked at "kandil" (holly) nights and distributed to neighbours, children, relatives. At the same night Koran is read and "Fatiha" is presented to soul of deceased persons.

Meals of Bairam are prepared on the day before Bairam. Meals of Bairam consist of bread with walnut, soup, haricot bean, "Sarma" (a dish of minced meat and rice wrapped up in vine leaves), "Yahni" (meat stew with unions), pilaf, pie, "Sütlaç" (rice-milk) and "Baklava" ((Sweet pastry generally cut into diamond-shaped pieces). All members of the family take bath at the night of the day before Bairam. In the morning of Bairam everybody wakes up early and puts on their new dresses for Bairam. Men go to Mosque for Bairam prayer, women start preparing necessary meal.

After the prayer of Bairam men visit graveyard altogether. They read "Fatiha" there both for their own relatives and for all dead persons collectively, pray for them. Then they return home. All family members sit on the table and eat Bairam meal. Some families in other districts have a light breakfast. After the meal hands are washed, and good wishes for Bairam are exchanged among family members starting from the old members of the family. Children are made happy by giving them money. Then children of neighbours, elders, friends are visited and their Bairam is congratulated. In the course of congratulation hands of old persons are kissed, eyes of children are kissed.

Cologne, chocolate, "baklava" are offered to visitors who
come for Bairam.