TACC-Madison members meet people of different backgrounds to share Ramadan iftar dinners.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar calendar, when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. It is also the month when the relationships within and outside the community are strengthened by fasting and breaking the fast together. Ramadan is the month in which Muslims reach their spiritual climax through individual and congregational prayers and social activities.
In Turkey, like many other Muslim majority countries, it is a common practice for people to invite friends, relatives, and neighbors to …

TACC-Madison hosted a celebration for Noah’s Pudding Day (Aşure). Following a brief presentation about Prophet Noah and Noah’s Pudding traditions in Turkey, our guests enjoyed the great taste of Noah’s Pudding, which is cooked by our volunteers. We also served a selection of Turkish cookies and appetizers. This event provided us a great opportunity to bring together people from different walks of life to reinforce friendships and emphasize on the values such as mutual understanding, respect, love, and peace. Our guests enjoyed delicious Turkish food served by volunteer members as …

We celebrated Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) as Madison Turkish-American community  at Eagle Heights Community Center. The Cultural Center served meat, rice and desserts (baklava). The meats were donated by some Turkish-American families.

All people had a chance to enjoy the food. Everybody also had very lovely conversations with the people in their table. They celebrated each others bayram (eid). The tradition in Turkey is that children visit elder people and families visit each other to celebrate their bayram. In this program, Turkish community had the opportunity to cherish this precious Turkish …

Delivering an illuminating view of the heart of Madison, located right on the edge of Lake Monona, Olin Park Pavilion is one of the most historic buildings of Madison. In this nice place, we celebrated Ramazan Bayrami together as a Turkish-American community in a warm sunny day. Approximately 100 people attended the celebration of one of the Islamic holidays.
At first, guests chose to stay in the park and enjoyed the nice view of Madison. Then, celebration program started with Karagöz-Hacivat which is a traditional Turkish shadow play. Until the rise …

TACC-Madison hosted a celebration for Noah’s Pudding Day (Aşure). We gave a presentation about Prophet Noah and Noah’s Pudding traditions in Turkey.

A Common Story: Noah’s Ark
Every year, on and after the 10th of Muharram, which is also called the day of “Ashura”, TACC-Madison volunteers prepare a dessert called Noah’s Pudding. This is a Middle Eastern, and more specifically a Turkish, tradition celebrating the landing of Noah’s Ark after the Great Flood, which has references in the Holy Books of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The story of Noah is told slightly …