Amazigh calendar
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The Amazigh calendar is a traditional North African agricultural and cultural calendar used by Berber (Amazigh) communities to mark seasons, festivals, and historical events.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North African cultural heritage
ⓘ
calendar system ⓘ traditional calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Imazighen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Tamazight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Amazigh oral tradition
ⓘ
modern ethnographic studies ⓘ |
| eraStartEvent | accession of Sheshonq I to the throne of Egypt ⓘ |
| eraStartYearBC | 950 BC ⓘ |
| hasLeapYearLength | 366 days ⓘ |
| hasMonthName |
Cutanbir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dujanbir NERFINISHED ⓘ Furar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghuct NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibrir ⓘ Kctuber NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Meghres ⓘ Nwanbir NERFINISHED ⓘ Yennayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Yulyuz NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNewYearFestival | Yennayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMonths | 12 ⓘ |
| hasYearLength | 365 days ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman agricultural practices ⓘ |
| preserves | Amazigh cultural identity ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
agricultural calendar
ⓘ
cultural calendar ⓘ |
| recognizedAsPublicHolidayIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Julian calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tracks |
festivals
ⓘ
historical events ⓘ seasons ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amazigh people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berber communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
marking religiously inspired customs
ⓘ
organizing communal feasts ⓘ timing agricultural activities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Sahara ⓘ |
| YennayerCorrespondsTo | Amazigh New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| YennayerObservedAround |
January 12
ⓘ
January 13 ⓘ January 14 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amazigh New Year