Jemaʿa autumn festival
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The Jemaʿa autumn festival is a major Yazidi religious celebration held at the Lalish temple complex, marked by communal rituals, pilgrimages, and traditional ceremonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jemaʿa autumn festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yazidi religious festival
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religious pilgrimage event ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lalish temple complex
NERFINISHED
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Yazidi holy figures ⓘ |
| attendedBy | Yazidi pilgrims from different regions ⓘ |
| category |
Religious festivals in Iraq
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Yazidi festivals ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Yazidis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Kurdish-speaking religious minority ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
animal sacrifice
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collective prayers ⓘ communal rituals ⓘ lighting of lamps ⓘ pilgrimages ⓘ religious music and hymns ⓘ ritual bathing at sacred springs ⓘ sacred processions ⓘ social gatherings ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| location |
Lalish temple complex
NERFINISHED
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Lalish, Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSite | Lalish sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
renewal of religious vows
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strengthening community bonds ⓘ veneration of Yazidi sacred sites ⓘ |
| religion | Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Kurdish (Kurmanji dialect) ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| significance |
focus of communal identity for Yazidis
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major annual Yazidi religious celebration ⓘ occasion for pilgrimage to Lalish ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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