The document summarizes some key aspects of Armenian and Turkish culture and traditions. It discusses the Armenian language and alphabet, religious holidays like Easter and Christmas, and traditional symbolic foods. It also outlines some common Turkish traditions such as making tea a popular drink, using carpets on floors, and playing backgammon. Pomegranates and blue glass beads are mentioned as traditional protective symbols in Armenia.

1. Culture and
Traditions

2. Armenian Language
The Armenian Language is an Indo-European
language. Armenian has its own unique script,
The Armenian Alphabet, created in 405 AD,
has 38 letters.
բարեւ = parev ( hello )

3. ARMENIAN RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS
Easter
During the Easter week, we dye eggs and make Easter cake. It’s a tradition for
Armenians to eat lentils on Holy Thursday. On Easter Sunday morning we go to
church. After that, we visit our elderly in our family and eat dinner altogether.
Christmas
We celebrate Christmas on January 6th. We decorate our
Christmas trees at Christmas. We eat turkey and lots of
traditional starters called ‘meze’ on Christmas Eve.
Christmas pudding made with wheat and some dry fruits
is a specialty.It’s called ‘anuşabur’. It means ‘sweet soup’.

4. TRADITIONAL TURKISH FOODS AND DRINKS
Kebap- ‘roasted
meat’ is a popular
dish in Turkey.
There are lots of
kebaps.
Döner is ‘made of
meat cooked on
vertical rotisserie.
It’s a very popular
kind of kebab.
Lahmacun
is often
referred to
as turkish
pizza .
Baklava is a rich,
sweet dessert
pastry made of
layers of filo filled
with chopped nuts
sweetened and
held together with
syrup or honey.
Turkish coffee is a
very popular drink
all over Turkey,
prepared in a
traditional way.

5. Blue Eye
This is a typical item, a specialty of
this region you should take home as a
souvenir. It's called the Boncuk, the
Little Magic Stone that protects one
from the Evil Eye (pronounced "bon-
dschuk"). You will see this blue glass
piece everywhere here in this area.
For Armenians the pomegranate
is one of the most recognizable
symbols of the country. In
Armenian mythology it
symbolizes fertility and good
fortune. It was a guardian
against the evil eye.
Pomegranate
TRADITIONAL SYMBOLS

6. COMMON TURKISH TRADITIONS
● Breakfast is the most important meal of the
day and typically includes eggs, cucumbers,
tomatoes, and olives but never forget the
bread.
● In every Turkish home, carpets and rugs sit
proudly on the floors.
● We always wear slipper at home.Visitors are
also given slippers, so they can leave their
shoes at the door .
● The main common hot drink for breakfast or
after dinner is tea.
● Backgammon is a popular game among
Turkish people.

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