Crowded but Fun
When April comes, orange trees blossom in Adana. Walking in the street becomes more
charming activity thanks to scent of orange flowers. You can feel deeply that cold and rainy
days are over and spring is around the corner. In Adana, April also means carnival: The Orange Blossom Carnival! In its seventh year, The Carnival attracts many people to Adana.
Thousands of people have fun together. In fact, it is the first street carnival of Turkey. In the carnival areas, there are many activities one can enjoy: concerts, food stands, flower headpieces, music and more.
(Me and my beautiful friends. I am in the middle)
As an Adanian, I visited the carnival as well. In Saturday, we were
there to observe and take photos. To be honest, I got scared at first. It
was too crowded as if all the citizens of Adana were there. The place, Ziya Pasa, was colorful and lively but we could not enjoy fully because
of the crowd. Since this carnival became well known activity in Turkey,
the municipality should care of this problem. I am sure that Adana has many available
spaces that do not tie traffic up and give people personal space.
(THE WALKING CROWD)
In Saturday, there was the most anticipated event: The Costume Parade. Many people in their colorful costumes, hats, suits, makeups made the day unforgettable. However, as I stated before, because of the crowd and chaos, these enjoyable moments were limited. If Adana Municipality
do not take improve the conditions, I will not go next year. If you want to go the carnival,
I should warn you. First, the traffic is tied up. If you travel with bus, you will have to walk. If you
have a car, there is no parking spot. So, you will have to walk. If you are a vegetarian, there will be meat and its scent everywhere. Despite of these conditions, it was an entertaining day.
Will Adana Municipality take precautions for these poor conditions? We will see.
