# Kakava > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kakava > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kakava.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakava > Source revision: 1295952616 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Turkish Romani celebration}} '''Kakava''' is a celebration event of [Romani people in Turkey](/source/Romani_people_in_Turkey). Its place of origin is [East Thrace](/source/East_Thrace) in [Turkey](/source/Turkey). == Events == The belief that a Savior ''Baba Fingo'' would come and rescue them is immortal in the [Romani folklore](/source/Romani_folklore) of the [Romanlar in Turkey](/source/Romanlar_in_Turkey). It is believed he was a Commander of the Pharaoh-Troops from the [Military of ancient Egypt](/source/Military_of_ancient_Egypt).{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SZqcmmn2YsgC&dq=Baba+Fingo+is+very+successful+%2C+handsome+and+courageous+.+However+%2C+he+has+two+weaknesses+%3A+alcohol+and+women+.+The+other+commandants+%2C+who+envy+him&pg=PA90 | title=Kolor. Journal on moving communities - 2006 - Vol. 6 - N.1 | publisher=Garant | isbn=9789044120080 }} Although the Roma in Turkey are officially Muslims, the pre-Islamic Kakava (Cauldron Festival) has been preserved in Eastern Thrace. It is celebrated on May 5-6 in Edirne with great fanfare and attracts foreign visitors. The main meaning of the festival is the popular belief of the East-Thracian Turkish Roma in a redeemer named Baba Fingo, who once led the Roma people out of Egypt along with Moses and the Hebrews—a strong reference [Sources and parallels of the Exodus](/source/Sources_and_parallels_of_the_Exodus) and [Erev Rav](/source/Erev_Rav).{{cite web | url=https://www.dailysabah.com/life/2018/05/04/roma-culture-comes-alive-with-celebration-of-baba-fingo | title=Roma culture comes alive with celebration of Baba Fingo | website=[Daily Sabah](/source/Daily_Sabah) | date=4 May 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.arkeolojikhaber.com/etiket/baba-fingo-inanci/ | title=Arkeolojik Haber }}{{cite web | url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur-sanat/baba-fingoyu-beklerken-buyuyen-festival-kakava/1471582 | title='Baba Fingo'yu' beklerken büyüyen festival: Kakava }} Turkish Roma go down to the edge of the river [Tundzha](/source/Tundzha), at the night of 5–6 May that they decided as the day "Rescue Event" had happened. They put candles in the River and wash their hands, face and feet in the water, for the memory of the miraculous day. The main source of joy is the immortality of the Savior Baba Fingo. In Turkish a saying: ''Baba Fingo Gelecek, Bütün Dertler Bitecek'' (Father Fingo Will Come, All Troubles Will Be Over). For that reason, they entertain madly.Karaçam, quoted in Alpman, 1997:98-99 ==Kakava in Turkey== [[File:Kakava2015 (21).JPG|thumb|Dancing Roma women by music during Kakava 2015 in [Edirne](/source/Edirne).]] [[File:Kakava2015 (7).JPG|thumb|Dancing women to Roma music during Kakava 2015 in [Edirne](/source/Edirne).]] In [Turkey](/source/Turkey)'s western cities of [Edirne](/source/Edirne) and [Kırklareli](/source/K%C4%B1rklareli), Kakava is celebrated joyfully. Kakava celebration in Edirne nowadays takes the form of an international festival, which is also supported by the governor and the mayor of Edirne. The official part of the Kakava festival takes place in Sarayiçi, the place where traditional [Kırkpınar](/source/K%C4%B1rkp%C4%B1nar) [oil-wrestling](/source/oil-wrestling) tournament is held each year. After light the [Bonfire](/source/Bonfire) and jump over it. Music playing and Belly dancing is performed. The official part ends after the distribution of rice dish [pilaf](/source/pilaf) to the around 5,000 attendees.{{cite web | url=https://www.academia.edu/6987191 | title=The vanished kurban: Modern dimensions of the celebration of Kakava/Hidrellez among the Gypsies in Eastern Thrace (Turkey) | last1=Marushiakova | first1=Elena }} The celebration continues in the dawn of the next day at the bank of [Tunca River](/source/Tundzha).{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/17719447.asp |newspaper=[Hürriyet](/source/H%C3%BCrriyet) |title=Kakava'da ateş yakıldı |date=2011-05-06 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2011-05-07 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.sabah.com.tr/Yasam/2011/05/06/edirnede-kakava-coskusu |newspaper=[Sabah](/source/Sabah_(newspaper)) |title=Edirne'de Kakava coşkusu |date=2011-05-06 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2011-05-07 }}{{cite journal|author1=Marushiakova, Elena|author2=Vesselin Popov|date=2007|title=The vanished kurban: Modern dimensions of the celebration of Kakava/Hıdırellez among the Gypsies in Eastern Thrace (Turkey). In: Sikimić, Bilijana and Petko Hristov, eds. Kurban on the Balkans|location=Belgrade|journal=Institute of Balkan Studies|pages=33–50|url=https://www.academia.edu/6987191|accessdate=11 April 2018}} ==See also== * [Hıdırellez](/source/H%C4%B1d%C4%B1rellez) * [Đurđevdan](/source/%C4%90ur%C4%91evdan) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{commons category|Kakava}} Category:Romani culture Category:Romani folklore Category:Edirne Province Category:Kırklareli Province Category:May observances Category:Festivals in Turkey Category:Romani in Turkey Category:Eastern Thrace --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kakava](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakava) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakava?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.