How to celebrate New Year in Alanya
New Year is a magical holiday that is associated with Olivier, the president’s speech and frosts. Winter in Russia is rarely mild, and it is almost impossible to wait for the warm sun, and you quickly get tired of the constant cold. In this case, you can safely go to Turkey to celebrate, where the spirit of the New Year is no less strong, but at the same time a more favorable climate. Local hotels and recreation centers offer spas and pools with heated sea water. The bravest tourists can swim in the sea, whose temperature during this period is approximately +19 degrees Celsius.
Every year, the New Year holiday becomes more and more part of the lives of Turkish people. Alanya began celebrating the New Year just a few years ago.
Christmas market.
The onset of this moment can already be felt from the beginning of December: on the embankment of the square with a waterfall, near the discos, a 16-meter New Year tree is installed. Foreign residents of Alanya have been organizing a Christmas market near the tree for the fourth year. In 2013, the bazaar opened on Sunday, December 8th. The base of the tree was decorated with gift boxes. At the Christmas market, locals and foreigners could purchase handicrafts and taste national dishes from various countries. Well, what fun can there be without Santa Claus?! To the sounds of Christmas music, Santa Claus congratulated the children and gave them gifts.
Preparing for the New Year.
Since mid-December, many stores have been decorated with Christmas trees, snowflakes, garlands and other New Year's attributes, which creates a New Year's mood among customers in advance. But the most important attribute of New Year's Eve in Turkey is... the New Year's lottery. Even skeptics always buy 2-3 tickets for the New Year. Due to this popularity, the New Year's lottery usually offers a large prize fund. In 2013-2014, for example, the prize is 50 million Turkish lira.
New Year's Eve in Alanya.
New Year celebrations in Alanya are not yet as widespread as in Russia. Oddly enough, but in the last few years, roast turkey has become part of Turkey's New Year's culture. The usual New Year's Eve scenario in Alanya , in a traditional Turkish family: dinner (very often New Year's turkey is on the menu), family watching television. Closer to midnight, the family goes to the embankment, where the municipality organizes a fireworks display. On New Year's Day, the traffic of the embankment and adjacent cafes and bars does not subside until the morning. After a walk along the embankment, the family usually returns home and turns on the television New Year's lottery. Instead of salads, New Year's tables traditionally feature fried pistachios, various nuts, seeds and chips. Foreigners in Alanya celebrate the New Year according to the tradition of their country.
