this Friday, January 13 , The Amazigh community in Morocco is celebrating the Amazigh New Year or Id-Yennayer, an ancestral traditional festival present in North Africa for centuries, this Friday, January 13.
The 2973rd year of the agrarian calendar will begin on Friday evening, which also corresponds to the first day of January in the Julian calendar, which is 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar.
This date is determined by a significant event in the Amazigh people’s history, an undeniable historical fact that serves as the calendar’s zero point. His choice fell on the year 950 BC, which corresponds to the date when the Berber king Sheshonq or Chichnaq I ascended to the Egyptian throne to establish the XXII dynasty, which reigned until 715 BC. According to the Berber Academy, this is the first date in Berber history.
1. Sheshonq
image source : Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Web Site
was a north African pharaoh of ancient Egypt came from a line of princes of Libyan tribal descent known now by morocco country
he is the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt reigned from 945–924 bce
2. Id-Yennayer
The Berbers are considered to be an ancient society, which the oldest historians have spoken about and called them at the time, the Libyans
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Yennayer is a very widespread festival in North Africa that brings together the entire Berber community celebrating this day with a set of specific rituals, customs, and traditions that combine the preparation of traditional meals and the organization of artistic and cultural parades. Emphasizing the Amazigh identity.
Yennayer is a combination of the words “Yan” and “Ayyur,” which means “first month of the year.”
Following the festival, there will be thematic talks, demonstrations of traditional artisan products, and an evening hosted by well-known Amazigh and African song performers including ahidous wich is It is the traditional dance in many Berber tribes
The table for the Amazigh New Year celebrations is mostly composed of Berber couscous with seven vegetables, which is adorned with sweets and dried fruits. Not to mention the refreshing mint tea.
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