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23 April is a national holiday in Turkey - it's Children's Festival and marks the day of the opening of the first National Assembly after the Turkish Republic had been established.
Children dress up in different costumes, parade, sing songs, recite poems and perform dances and theatre plays. Schools and the streets are decorated with flags and families go out together and enjoy the day.
On this day, children in Ankara also take over the National Assembly, form the parliament and symbolically govern the country for one day.
Since the 90th it has become a custom to invite children from all over the world to participate in this festival and celebrate diversity and help establish peace between cultures.
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