autumn New Year festival (Çarşema Sor) context
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The autumn New Year festival (Çarşema Sor) is a central Yazidi religious celebration marking the cosmic renewal of the world and honoring the Peacock Angel, Melek Taus, through rituals, prayers, and communal gatherings.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year celebration
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Yazidi religious festival ⓘ religious holiday ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
creation
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renewal ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Melek Taus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Yazidi communities in the Middle East
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Yazidi diaspora communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Yazidi holidays
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
autumn festivals ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Yazidis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Yazidi tradition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cosmic order
ⓘ
spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| hasCommunityAspect |
communal worship
ⓘ
shared meals ⓘ |
| hasName |
autumn New Year festival
ⓘ
Çarşema Sor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualAspect |
lighting of lamps or candles
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recitation of sacred hymns ⓘ |
| hasRole | central Yazidi religious celebration ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction |
intergenerational transmission of religious traditions
ⓘ
strengthening Yazidi communal identity ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalSignificance |
affirmation of Melek Taus as chief angel
ⓘ
commemoration of the ordering of the universe ⓘ |
| honors |
Melek Taus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peacock Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
communal gatherings
ⓘ
prayers ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Kurmanji Kurdish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks | cosmic renewal of the world ⓘ |
| partOf | Yazidi ritual calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Yazidi New Year (Çarşema Sor in spring, sometimes distinguished contextually) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
beginning of a new cosmic cycle
ⓘ
renewal of the covenant with Melek Taus ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration | New Year festival ⓘ |
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