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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amazigh New Year (Yennayer) calendarType Amazigh calendar
subject surface form: Amazigh New Year
Shilha people usesCalendar Amazigh calendar