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What is the Sila-i Rahim tradition, which peaks during the two major religious holidays, where millions travel across the country to visit relatives in their ancestral villages?

Answer: Bayram ziyareti — Sila-i Rahim (maintaining family ties) transforms the country twice a year for the two Bayrams, when an enormous internal migration of millions returns to hometowns and villages — a core social ritual that keeps extended-family bonds alive.

Sila-i Rahim (maintaining family ties) transforms the country twice a year for the two Bayrams, when an enormous internal migration of millions returns to hometowns and villages — a core social ritual that keeps extended-family bonds alive.

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