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Lalish (Kurdish: لالش, romanized: Laliş, [1] [2] also known as Lalişa Nûranî) is a mountain valley [3] and temple [4] located in the Nineveh Plains, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis . [ 5 ]
Yazidi new year celebrations in Lalish, 18 April 2017 Two Yazidi men at the new year celebrations in Lalish, 18 April 2017. According to the Human Rights Watch, Yazidis were under the Arabisation process of Saddam Hussein between 1970 and 2003.
Baptism of a Yazidi child in Lalish. Children are baptised at birth and circumcision is not required, but is practised by some due to regional customs. [66] The Yazidi baptism is called mor kirin (literally: 'to seal'). Traditionally, Yazidi children are baptised at birth with water from the Kaniya Sipî ('White Spring') at Lalish. It involves ...
In the corner was a small replica of Lalish, the most holy Yazidi temple, and a snake, a sacred symbol of protection. “You can’t forget what happened, but you have to find a way to live.” ...
' Feast of the Assembly ' or ' Feast of the Gathering ') is a Yazidi festival that takes place annually from 6 October to 13 October, [1] in honor of the Sheikh Adi. It is an important time for cohesion and includes an annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Sheikh Adi (Şêx Adî) in Lalish, along with many important ceremonies throughout the festive ...
The Iraqi government has postponed an order to clear out camps in the country’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region that house thousands of people who fled when the Islamic State group ...
Yazidi tradition also claimed that Ezdina Mir had met Sheikh Adi when he first went to Lalish. [49] [50] Sheikh Mand, the son of Fakhruddin, also emerged as the ruler of the Yazidi-Ayyubid Emirate of Kilis, and an Ayyubid military commander. His sister, Khatuna Fekhra, was also revered as an important Yazidi female saint. [51] [52] [53]
Yazidi men and boys were separated and massacred, Yazidi women and children were abducted, many raped or taken as slaves. Now the survivors are coming back to Kocho, where Yazidi community leaders ...