{"id":37585,"date":"2025-04-17T07:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T07:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=37585"},"modified":"2025-04-19T10:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T10:33:58","slug":"red-wednesday-or-yazidi-new-year-holds-deep-spiritual-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/17\/04\/2025\/red-wednesday-or-yazidi-new-year-holds-deep-spiritual-significance\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Yazidis Celebrate \u201cRed Wednesday\u201d Marking Their New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hasakah<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thousands of Yazidis gathered in northern and eastern Syria on Wednesday, April 16, to celebrate Red Wednesday, the Yazidi New Year and one of the faith\u2019s most sacred holidays. Festivities took place in the village of Duker, in the Amuda countryside north of Hasakah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The celebrations drew Yazidis who were displaced from towns such as Ras al-Ayn (Sri Kanyi) and Afrin, as well as participants from the region\u2019s broader Kurdish and Arab communities in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crowds danced in circles of Dabka, lit candles, and sang religious hymns that have echoed through Yazidi history for centuries. Traditional foods and sweets were shared in a warm, communal atmosphere that reflected a spirit of joy, unity, and resilience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis holiday is holy for us,\u201d said Ismael Delph, Joint Chairman of the Yazidi House Council in Syria\u2019s Jazeera province, speaking to <\/span><b>+963<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cIn the past, we were restricted by difficult circumstances. But today, we are celebrating with more freedom, thanks to both moral and material support the Yazidi community has received.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colligan Frow, a member of the Yazidi Coordinators\u2019 Federation in Syria who was displaced from Afrin, said: \u201cWe endured years of hardship after being forced from our homes, but today we celebrate with hearts full of hope and determination, to protect our religion and our heritage\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Wednesday commemorates what Yazidis believe to be the day the universe was completed and symbolises renewal and rebirth, as it coincides with the arrival of spring. 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