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October 9, 2006
Turkish Festival in Downtown DC
Within a week of moving to DC, I made the rather snarky observation that, culturally, "Washington, DC as a city is 'international' in the same way that EPCOT Center is 'international.'" Really, there aren't that many ethnic enclaves, the city itself isn't a place where many immigrant communities have come to settle, or at least not one where many communities decided to remain in (an exception being the Ethiopian community which has a presence here). That said, the "EPCOT Center" aspect of the city can still be enjoyed. This weekend, for example, was the Turkish Festival downtown.
Having had a great time in Turkey when I traveled there this past spring (which you can read about in my weblog's April archives -- start from the bottom), I decided to go and relive some of my time in Turkey.
There was plenty of traditional dancing and music:
People dressed in pseudo-traditional outfits:
This guy admitted to me that the outfit itself wasn't representative of a specific region but rather was an amalgam of different Turkish styles that "looked" convincingly traditional.
The ever-present "evil eyes" were on sale in the crafts bazaar area:
Plus, there werea few grocers in attendance, so I wouldn't have to drive out to the Maryland suburbs to stock up on dolmades.
Posted by Dean at October 9, 2006 4:54 PM
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