Olympian Gods with

The Prophet Noah is not known when he lived before Christ but it is apparent that claimed to cover all over the earth this phe­nomenal flood catastrophe has become legendry particularly as a myth by the people inhabiting around the Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Anatolia and The Islands regions. Since the Greek society made this calamity legendary prior to monotheist religions, we can call Duekalion’s flood as “Noahs flood”.

God sent out six floods onto the earth. These are;

All of these floods are big or small. They all are cautionary signals sent to the deviate humankind. God forgave the human­kind each time; however, the humankind returned to his former lifestyle after every forgiving and did not learn his lesson.

God expects the order of earth he created to be enhanced by the mankind himself and to be worshipped. He does not want a deviant, immoral, liar mankind. When this is the case, he some­times slightly warns these degenerate men he does not want to see on earth.

Their Short and Typical Characteristics

Ancient men called every mountain they saw in Anatolia and Greece as “Mount Olympus”. Mount Olympus is the home of gods. They used to spend most of their time there. Gods lived here with their contrivances, loves and brutality.

Over twenty mountains in Anatolia have been named as Olympus while there is only one mountain in Greece that can be Mount Olympus. Mounts Erciyes, Hasan, Ararat, Süphan, Uludağ… Each of these was a kind of Mount Olympus and home of gods. The Olympian gods were happier in Anatolia. They used to travel from one mountain to another and enjoy their immor­tality while they had just one homeland in Greece. They used to watch the sunrise and sunset of the enchanting Anatolian sun. They were keeping an eye on Anatolian people and enjoying the votives submitted to them. Therefore, Anatolia has been the homeland of the Olympian gods. Since they spent most of their time in Anatolia, their love affairs, quarrels, weddings, races and festivals took place in locations within the boundaries of Anatolia. We see that the names of the places of incidents generally belong to Anatolia when we have a look on the affairs between immor­tals and the gods and goddesses.

New Year’s celebrations in Mexico

New Year’s Eve Preparations

The first thing that Mexicans will do in preparation for the New Year is to thoroughly clean their house from top to bottom. They will clean every object in their home, then sweep all of the dirt out of the front door. This act symbolises the expulsion of all the bad energy from the previous year. The owner of the house will then place lentils around the door in a hope to attract abundance and wealth in the upcoming year.

It’s very common for people to buy brand new clothes to wear on this special occasion, and the colour of the garments plays a very important role. Wearing white it very popular, as it is said to ward off illness and attract good health in the coming year. Choosing your underwear carefully on this day is also a must! People who wish to attract love in the New Year will wear red underwear, the colour of passion and romance. On the other hand, people who wish to have good fortune and wealth in the upcoming year will wear bright yellow underwear, the colour of abundance.

As the evening approaches and the sun begins to set, Mexicans will walk around the house, making sure to turn on every single light in the house. This is to ensure that their family will have prosperity and success radiation throughout their lives in the New Year.

The last part of the preparation for New Years, is to set the table for the lovingly cooked late night feast. The expensive table cloth is draped across the table, the best crystal glasses are carefully placed next to the glittering silverware and luxurious dishes, and then the centrepiece is made up of flowers and candles. Colour also plays a big part in the candle selection, as each colour represents the attraction of something unique for the coming year.

As The Clock Strikes 12

Along with the customary hugs and kisses as the clock strikes 12, Mexicans also have a few quirky little rituals they perform at that ever important hour… For example, It’s customary to ring a very loud bell 12 times, and on each strike to eat a grape and make a wish. The 12 rings, grapes and wishes represent the 12 months of the New Year. There are, however, some more bizarre traditions that only the most traditional of Mexicans will perform.

• Throwing a glass of water out into the street represents renewal and the expulsion of all the tears and heartbreak from the previous year.


• Placing a coin in your shoe, or a lottery ticket in your pocket at the clock strikes 12 is said to bring money and wealth into your life in the upcoming year.


• Tying a red ribbon around a picture of your crush, and sleeping with it under your pillow on New Year’s Eve, is supposed to make them fall in love with you.


• Dragging an empty suitcase around the block is supposed to represent an exciting trip you will take in the New Year. The longer the walk, the longer your trip will be.


• If someone wishes to get married in the upcoming year, they will stand and sit 12 times as the loud bell is sounding at midnight.


• Standing on a high chair as the clock strikes 12 is supposed to attract a promotion at work in the New Year.

So there you have it, grapes, coloured underwear, lentils and taking an empty suitcase for a walk are all part of the fascinating traditions of a typical Mexican New Year.

New Year’s celebrations in Mexico

New Year’s Eve Preparations

The first thing that Mexicans will do in preparation for the New Year is to thoroughly clean their house from top to bottom. They will clean every object in their home, then sweep all of the dirt out of the front door. This act symbolises the expulsion of all the bad energy from the previous year. The owner of the house will then place lentils around the door in a hope to attract abundance and wealth in the upcoming year.

It’s very common for people to buy brand new clothes to wear on this special occasion, and the colour of the garments plays a very important role. Wearing white it very popular, as it is said to ward off illness and attract good health in the coming year. Choosing your underwear carefully on this day is also a must! People who wish to attract love in the New Year will wear red underwear, the colour of passion and romance. On the other hand, people who wish to have good fortune and wealth in the upcoming year will wear bright yellow underwear, the colour of abundance.

As the evening approaches and the sun begins to set, Mexicans will walk around the house, making sure to turn on every single light in the house. This is to ensure that their family will have prosperity and success radiation throughout their lives in the New Year.

The last part of the preparation for New Years, is to set the table for the lovingly cooked late night feast. The expensive table cloth is draped across the table, the best crystal glasses are carefully placed next to the glittering silverware and luxurious dishes, and then the centrepiece is made up of flowers and candles. Colour also plays a big part in the candle selection, as each colour represents the attraction of something unique for the coming year.

As The Clock Strikes 12

Along with the customary hugs and kisses as the clock strikes 12, Mexicans also have a few quirky little rituals they perform at that ever important hour… For example, It’s customary to ring a very loud bell 12 times, and on each strike to eat a grape and make a wish. The 12 rings, grapes and wishes represent the 12 months of the New Year. There are, however, some more bizarre traditions that only the most traditional of Mexicans will perform.

• Throwing a glass of water out into the street represents renewal and the expulsion of all the tears and heartbreak from the previous year.


• Placing a coin in your shoe, or a lottery ticket in your pocket at the clock strikes 12 is said to bring money and wealth into your life in the upcoming year.


• Tying a red ribbon around a picture of your crush, and sleeping with it under your pillow on New Year’s Eve, is supposed to make them fall in love with you.


• Dragging an empty suitcase around the block is supposed to represent an exciting trip you will take in the New Year. The longer the walk, the longer your trip will be.


• If someone wishes to get married in the upcoming year, they will stand and sit 12 times as the loud bell is sounding at midnight.


• Standing on a high chair as the clock strikes 12 is supposed to attract a promotion at work in the New Year.

So there you have it, grapes, coloured underwear, lentils and taking an empty suitcase for a walk are all part of the fascinating traditions of a typical Mexican New Year.

Death of Mark Twain

Be it also said incidentally that when it is realized that these political and religious privileges granted by the Turks in 1453 have survived nearly five long centuries, the stories of all these Christian persecutions will be somewhat discredited and will be considered at least as greatly exaggerated as the news of the death of Mark Twain.

Be that as it may, the fact is that the granting of these privileges placed on the shoulders of the Turks the heavy burden of all military and governmental duties while the non-Turkish elements went through centuries free from any obligation. Of course they were free to participate in the governmental civil service if they chose to do so, but their sense of allegiance to the country was not strong enough and their greediness was too strong to induce them to undertake duties to which they were not forced.

Rather than to take care of the common wealth of the nation they preferred to take care of their own individual wealth. And as commerce, finance and industry developed through the centuries the non-Turkish elements of the country obtained a solid economic grip and used it in their endeavors to choke the Turks.

The democratic revolution of 1908 started the economic awakening of the Turks. The governmental reorganization which took place at that time threw on their own resources many Turkish families who had until then depended for their living on salaries earned by their members as government employees. TQ support their family these people had to go into business. Later the various wars of Turkey, involving losses of vast territories, necessitated further curtailment in the number of civilian and military employees of the Government.

Turkish participation in the business

This further increased the Turkish participation in the business life of the country. Finally the general war which resulted in tremendous territorial losses for Turkey as well as in the complete emancipation of women brought about a very forceful nationalistic awakening in all forms of activity.

The slogan “Turkey for the Turks” invaded general business and gave such a tremendous impetus to the Turks that it was a very great surprise to me and a very gratifying one to witness at my return the extent to which my people have succeeded in obtaining a foothold in the business life of the country. The great majority of the Turks are now in business, men and women. In all the shops and offices of Stamboul, in quite a few stores and offices of Pera and Galata you see Turkish girls at work behind counters or at desks, some working on big ledgers, others pounding on typewriters.

Connect rivers

To connect these rivers: the expense, it appears, would be moderate; Bonaparte estimates it, in the Memoirs ascribed to him, at about seven hundred thousand pounds. All this traffic, now enumerated, may, and probably will, be carried on, without any sort of participation on our parts except on the Indian Seas.

The relief from anarchy and spoliation, and the improved condition of the Lesser Asia, granting’ that such will ensue, might no doubt be highly beneficial to our manufacturing interests, could we go into their markets on equal terms with the subjects of the dominant State. But the prohibitory   system, already unscrupulously resorted to by the latter, for the protection of her infant manufactures and of her trade generally, leaves not a doubt that our passage through the Bosporus will, after a time, be gradually so hampered and impeded with restrictions, that British merchants will not find it for their interest to persevere in the attempt. On this point some further development will be found in a subsequent note.

By means of the intimate intercourse that may thus subsist between Constantinople and the East, conations and correspondence will be established with Cabal, Lahore, Sind, the Mahratta’s, &c. Emissaries will penetrate into those countries ;  the project of reestablishing the overthrown mundus of every class will be diligently disseminated;  the more warlike and dissatisfied portion of the population will be incited to prepare and organize themselves, under the intimation that a general attack is contemplated against the British ascendancy, both in Europe and Asia; auxiliary aid, too, will of course be tendered, and the fidelity of our native troops tampered with.

Those countries

Thus will the public mind of those countries be thrown into a state of high excitement and effervescence: for, notwithstanding the ameliorative character of the British sway, from various circumstances, some of them beyond control, others unintentional, India is filled, throughout every part of its extent, with the families of ruined zemindaris, defeated chiefs, chastised Pindarics, and dethroned rajahs or nabobs, with their numerous followers, relatives, and adherents. A large population of disbanded soldiery also exists, in many of the central or northwestern states, whose caste and destination by inheritance is that of arms; accustomed to military adventure, to lawless and predatory habits, individually daring, who are now with .out resource, and who sigh for action and revenge.

Neither, perhaps, would the idea of restoring to a portion of his ancient supremacy, the Mogul Emperor, still holding by our permission his nominal court at Delhi, be without effect, at least amongst the ten millions of Mahometans scattered over the Peninsula.