Turkish province celebrates its own Halloween tradition dating back to Middle Ages

In Turkey's western Edirne province, locals went door to door wearing scary makeup and costumes to keep the tradition known as Bocuk Night alive.

Tamer Yavuz / Gazete Duvar

In Turkey's Thracian Edirne province, people on Feb. 8 night went door to door wearing scary makeup and costumes to celebrate Bocuk Gecesi (Bocuk Night), a medieval tradition resembling Halloween.

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