Iftar ou Souper du Grand Vezir Avec les Autres Ministres de la Porte la Troisieme Nuit du Ramazan (Iftar of Grand Vizier and ministers on the third night of Ramadan)

Description

In the Ottoman Empire, iftar meals would start on the fourth night of Ramadan (and sometimes on the third night) at the Grand Vizier's mansion and continue until the twenty-sixth night of Ramadan with people invited within the framework of a determined protocol (primarily sheikhs and the SeyhUlislam, the ulema class, leading state officials, high-ranking military officials, etc.). On the twenty-sixth night of Ramadan, iftar meals would end with the Grand Vizier's participation in the iftar meal given at the SeyhUlislam's mansion and the holiday greetings. In order for people's bodies to adapt to the fast and to spend time with their families, iftar would not be given on the first three days of Ramadan, sometimes the first two days. After the 26th of Ramadan, iftar would not be given for the holiday preparations and holiday greetings. The engraving depicts the iftar meal given by the Grand Vizier on the third day of Ramadan.