Amazigh Cultural Association in America

 
Yennayer 2958 02/07/2008
 

ACAA held Yennayer celebrations in Chicago, Boston and Somerset, NJ. All three locations have been relatively well attended. Members and their friends joined together in this yearly important cultural event that is designed to allow people to share food and their hopes for a prosperous new year. Yennayer is a tradition that goes far back in time, the proof of that is the date itself. January 12 corresponds to the eve of the Julian new year.

Yennayer is celebrated throughout Tamazgha and in many other parts of the world. In Tamazgha, different regions give it a different flavor, but all with the central idea that Yennayer is the time to wish for abundance, and prosperity. In the US, we also hope to keep this tradition alive with our own flavor. In NJ, this year, all the children who attended received a goodies. One of the items in the bag is a handfull of dried fruits and nuts wrapped in a very shiny paper and attached with ribbons to the colors of the Amazigh flag. Giving kids dried fruits and nuts is part of Yennayer. This is still being done in some areas of Tamazgha.

Click on the file below to see the Yennayer flier and a document that describes what Yennayer is.

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Comments

abdou-alnif

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:25:07

azul flawen everybody, we're really glad to know the assiciotions each other,we're really proud to hear and know all that about TAMAZIGHT, we thank all the assiciotions amazigh in the all over the world,
we should keep defending for our edentity and culture(amazigh) in north africa(amazigh-world) that never benn for arabics and never will be(north africa is tamazgha=amazigh world then welcome to all the people of the world, amazigh peace freedom
thank you everybody, thanks to all assiciotions

 



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