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1. HOW THE FESTİVAL BEGİNS
-Welcoming to ‘’Ağa’’ with davul-urna bands in front of city hall
-Silence ceremony
-The golden belt is carried during the ceremony
-It starts on Friday
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2. FESTİVAL DAY
-Sarayiçi-Edirne,outside of the city centre
-Red Bottomed Candle
-Man’s field(Er meydanı)
-oiling of wrestlers
-Davul-zurna during the festival.40 player.(in
traditional dresses)

3. KISPET
• Made of buffalo or cow leather
• Outfit of pehlivans
• Approximately 13 kilogram
• They cover themselves with oil

4. ZEMBİL
• A traditional handcraft
• It is made and used for carrying the kıspet
• When a pehlivan leaves wrestling,he hangs his
zembil to wall

5. PEŞREV
• It’s starting and preperation of wrestling
• Consists of series harmonized warming up
exercises and salutation
• Also the wrestler who selected for the making
best pesrev rewarded.

6. CAZGIR
• Also known as salavatçı
• İntroduce wrestlers to audience
• Citing their names,titles,skills and starts the
match in verse format and prays
• They also introduce pairing ups

7. KIRKPINAR AGA
• In early times wrestling carried out under the
control of Kırkpınar Ağa
• Concept of aga is one of the most
fundamental elements of Wrestling because It
is regarded as an institutional identity.
• They considered as exemplary figures who
adhere to traditions.
• They can be considered as main sponsor of
wrestling