Monday 7 March 2011

What's on - March

 on, Festival time!

A real manifestation of Istanbul’s multicultural history, the Bakla Horani Festival will be celebrated again for the second time on 7 March after a 69-year hiatus. The once 120000 strong community is down to 3000 these days but they are reviving old traditions. The originally 3-day festival of the Greek Orthodox community used to be held just before the 40-day fast preceding Easter. An important feature are the masks and of course all the music, food and drinks. The carnival procession will start from Şişli Belediyesi Emekliler Evi at 8pm and finish at Kurtuluş Spor Külübü Hall, where the festivities will continue into the night. Don’t miss this unique event and send us your report!