Hidirellez celebrations in İzmir, Turkey by Murat Kocabas / SOPA Images
Gypsies living in Turkey celebrate Hidirellez. Gypsies living in Tepecik district of Izmir welcomed spring by jumping over the fire, dancing and wearing colorful clothes. Hidirellez is celebrated as the day on which Prophets Hizir (Al-Khidr) and Ilyas (Elijah) met on earth.
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