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' 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 ...
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 ]
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.” ...
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.
The temple is dedicated to the angel Melek Taus and the Seven Angels of Yazidi theology. The highest dome and the other seven surrounding ones symbolize the angels and are adorned with golden suns. [1] [2] The design is heavily inspired by Lalish in northern Iraq, the holiest temple of the Yazidis and a site of pilgrimage. [3]
Now 18, the Yazidi girl was abducted from her village of Kocho, 15 miles south of Sinjar, Iraq, in 2014, Ali told CBS News. She was one of more than 6,000 Yazidi women and girls believed to have ...
Kebani ("mistress of the house") are members of a Yazidi women's order in Lalish who hold the highest position within the women's order. Kebani is the highest female rank within the Yazidi hierarchy that a woman can achieve. The rank is determined by the most deserving order members. [16] [17]