No matter what the situation, the Marashtsis (who are they?) would always comment with a chuckle, "Marashdan olsun, chamurdan olsun (bokdan olsun)"
Let it be of Marash, no matter how bad!
N.B. Marashtsis: Armenians born in Marash, forced to leave their homeland if they survived the Armenian genocide (1915-1923) . . . a mass murder about which very few lived to tell the tale. Nonetheless, the Marashtsis always maintained a sense of humor! How else could they have survived . . .
grandma and the gold coin and her escape from Turkey.
ReplyDeleteWe use this sentence still ''maraştan olsun boktan olsun''
ReplyDeleteDo you live in Marash? Are there other sayings that you know of that relate to Marashtsis?
Deleteyes I live in Maras
DeleteI can't believe it! Wow! My father used to play in the mountains there! Did you as a child?
DeleteIn today's blog you'll see two descendants of Marashtsis
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DeleteThe name of the mountain where your father play 'Ahir Dağı'
DeleteThank you!
DeleteWhoever is from wherever in Turkey can use the same expression; I don't know where the saying originated, but it is Turkish.
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