▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁" mart yr ' s ▁day ", ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁intellect uals ▁throughout ▁the ▁An atol ian ▁pen ins ula , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁( Ar men ian ▁Gen o cide ). ▁Although , ▁for ▁many , ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁apt ▁time ▁for ▁part aking ▁in ▁mad agh , ▁mad agh ▁celebr ations ▁take ▁place ▁throughout ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁The ▁connection ▁of ▁the ▁mad agh ▁to ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide ▁in ▁Turkey ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁content ious ▁point , ▁as ▁the ▁gen o cide ▁is ▁not ▁officially ▁recognized ▁within ▁Turkey . ▁This ▁past ▁uses ▁the ▁term ▁" gen o cide " ▁to ▁accur ately ▁reproduce ▁the ▁understanding ▁and ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁those ▁populations ▁that ▁are ▁en act ing ▁the ▁rit ual ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁most ▁scholar ly ▁accounts . ▁Moreover , ▁despite ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁gen o cide , ▁the ▁mad agh ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁other ▁requ iem ▁services ▁( H oke h ank is d ), ▁including ▁vict ims ▁of ▁other ▁mass ac res ▁or ▁depart ed ▁loved ▁ones . ▁ ▁Food ▁and ▁festiv ities ▁Such ▁events ▁are ▁popular ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁s izable ▁Armen ian ▁descent ▁population ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁S out he astern ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Northern ▁Illinois . ▁The ▁events ▁are ▁often ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁show