Because of the three-day “Seker Bayrami” immediately following the end of Ramazan month, children love Ramazan.
Due to historic facts, the era in which Ramazan reached its height of popularity was in the wake of the mid-19th century administrative reforms of the Ottoman Empire.
There was a big difference between celebrations in Istanbul where the palace is located and the other districts. The Sultan and his civil servants mobilized every type of resource to make Ramazan a memorable time. The Ottoman authority evaluated Ramazan as a set of religious festivities for all the people of Istanbul. Chefs and artists did their best to see that the people enjoyed life during the month. Rich families competed with each other in opening up their mansions to serve evening and late-night meals. The evening programme would start with some light salty food and sweet preserves. The evening prayer (namaz) was performed collectively before proceeding to the dinner. After dinner everybody would come together to pray one more time either at the mansion or at the mosque.