Today, the Amazigh people worldwide celebrated the Amazigh New Year what's called Yennayer in Amazigh's language. On this day the Amazigh entered the year 2973.
ⴰⵙⵓⴳⴳⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴳⴰⵣ 2973 🎉
Happy Amazigh New Year 2973🎉 pic.twitter.com/9HN5m8VKdx
— Silya Maziɣ | ⵙⵉⵍⵢⴰ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (@MaziSilya) January 12, 2023
In Algeria, the Amazigh year is linked with agriculture and the beginning of the agricultural year.
People visit #market ahead of #Amazigh New Year in #Algeria 🍬🍬🇩🇿
People buy #candies ahead of the Amazigh #NewYear at a market in #Blida, Algeria, on Jan. 9, 2023. Imazighen in Algeria will celebrate their New Year on Jan. 12. pic.twitter.com/H00Rd6oLBl
— Guangming Daily (@Guangming_Daily) January 12, 2023
The day was declared a public holiday in the country in 2018 after the Amazigh language became one of the official languages of Algeria.
ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⴰⵢⵏⵓ ⵉⵖⵓⴷⴰⵏ 2973
Happy Amazigh New Year 2973#oussamalamine#السنة_الامازيغية_عيد_وطني #السنة_الأمازيغية2973#السنةالجديدة2023#New_Year_2023 #New_Year pic.twitter.com/FdaHrQmdRL
— oussama lamine (@oussamalamine20) January 12, 2023
People visited several markets ahead of the celebrations. They also prepared traditional food is orikmen and Tagola.
Happy amazigh new year 🤗
ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴳⴳⴰⵣ ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔⵜ ⵉⵄⵣⵣⴰⵏ ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/2JqIFDPh2A
— ⵙⴰⵎⵉⵔⴰ.sb ۞ⵣ (@samarr199) January 12, 2023
The Amazigh people of the southeast prepare couscous for the night of January 12, every year, as a cultural ritual celebrating 'Id Suggas'.
They hide a piece of almond or a date seed in the Couscous and the one who finds the seed or the piece of almond will be called "blessed" according to traditions.
ⴰⵙⴻⴳⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴻⴳⴰⵣ 🥳
Aseggas Ameggaz 🎊
Happy Yennayer 2973 🎉 #Yennayer is the celebration of the Amazigh New Year and a national holiday in Algeria 🇩🇿 pic.twitter.com/FkAvnYhL3P
— ✨𝓢𝓐𝓡𝓐𝓗✨ (@Sarah__zinna) January 12, 2023
In Morocco, the Yennayer celebrations are based around family gatherings, in addition, most families get up early to prepare a number of traditional dishes and wear traditional clothes.
Couscous with seeds of dates or almond pieces is one of the top dishes.
Other dishes common in the celebrations are “tagola,” as well as “irkmen."
My Rafissa, id yennayer
Happy New year amazigh 2973 pic.twitter.com/fy96qP0KO4
— ⴰⵎⵏⴰⵢ amenay (@khounariss) January 12, 2023
Music, dancing, and parades are also included. The songs express love, prosperity, and fertility.
For decades, Morocco's Amazigh community pleaded for an official recognition of the new year as an official paid holiday, a symbolic recognition of indigenous identity that they hope to win under the leadership of Amazigh PM Aziz Akhannouch:https://t.co/fIsEH4AiS3
— The New Arab (@The_NewArab) January 12, 2023
The year’s beginning coincides with the flowering of almond trees, making it a good occasion to hope for an agricultural prosperity.
In rural areas, people also seek to put an emphasis on socializing, trying to resolve outstanding misunderstandings, and exchanging food with neighbors.
Aseggas Ameggaz 🎊
Happy amazigh new year ❤
2973 pic.twitter.com/IP9J3BESIF
— Nihal 💫 (@hnl_1415) January 12, 2023
In Tunisia, There are several traditions that accompany the food of the occasion.
Besides dancing and singing special songs of love, fertility, and prosperity to embrace the new year.
People in rural side find a chance to socialize, exchange food, and seek reconciliation with those with whom they have misunderstandings.
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