Newroz spring festival
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The Newroz spring festival is a traditional Kurdish celebration marking the arrival of spring and the Kurdish New Year, symbolizing renewal, resistance, and cultural identity.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nowruz | 2 |
| Kurdish New Year | 1 |
| New Year in April (Çarşema Sor) | 1 |
| Novruz | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kurdish tradition
ⓘ
New Year celebration ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ spring festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kurdish nationalism
ⓘ
cultural performances ⓘ political demonstrations ⓘ story of Kawa the Blacksmith ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Kurds ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Kurdistan Province (Iran)
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Kurdistan
Kurdistan ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Kurdistan
Kurdish diaspora communities ⓘ Kurdistan ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdistan region
Kurdistan ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Kurdistan
Kurdistan ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Kurdistan
|
| followsCalendar | spring equinox ⓘ |
| hasDance | govend ⓘ |
| hasDate |
around 20 March
ⓘ
around 21 March ⓘ |
| hasFood | traditional Kurdish dishes ⓘ |
| hasMusic | Kurdish folk music ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalBackground |
legend of Kawa the Blacksmith
ⓘ
overthrow of tyrant Zahhak ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
family gatherings
ⓘ
jumping over fires ⓘ lighting bonfires ⓘ picnics in nature ⓘ public celebrations ⓘ singing Kurdish songs ⓘ traditional Kurdish dancing ⓘ wearing traditional Kurdish clothing ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
freedom
ⓘ
hope ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Alevism
ⓘ
surface form:
Alevi Kurds
Kurds ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Kurds
Kurds ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Kurds
Yazidis ⓘ
surface form:
Yazidi Kurds
|
| partOf | Kurdish intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| recurs | annually ⓘ |
| sharesTraditionWith |
Newroz spring festival
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nowruz
Nowruz celebrations ⓘ
surface form:
Persian New Year
|
| symbolizes |
Newroz spring festival
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdish New Year
Kurdish cultural identity ⓘ arrival of spring ⓘ renewal ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Kurdish ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Year in April (Çarşema Sor)
this entity surface form:
Nowruz
this entity surface form:
Nowruz
this entity surface form:
Kurdish New Year
this entity surface form:
Novruz