Yennayer | |
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Berber calendars, all of them refer to the
Shoshenq I era (Gregorian 950+). | |
Official name |
Tifinagh: ⵢⴻⵏⵏⴰⵢⴻⵔ Latin: Yennayer |
Also called | Berber New Year Amazigh New Year |
Observed by | Berbers ( Algeria, Canada, Canarias, France, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia) |
Type | Ethnic, cultural |
Date | January 12 |
Next time | 12 January 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
In Algeria, Yennayer is declared a national non-working holiday as from January 12, 2018.
It is also called Amenzu n Yennayer (first of Yennayer).
It is celebrated with shout-outs of ⴰⵙⴻⴳⴳⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴻⴳⴳⴰⵣ (Aseggas ameggaz, meaning "happy new year").
In December 2017, an open call was adressed to the President of Algeria to recognize Yennayer as a national holiday. [2] [3] [4] It was actually declared a national non-working holiday as from January 12, 2018. [5] [6]
Yennayer | |
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![]() Three
Berber calendars, all of them refer to the
Shoshenq I era (Gregorian 950+). | |
Official name |
Tifinagh: ⵢⴻⵏⵏⴰⵢⴻⵔ Latin: Yennayer |
Also called | Berber New Year Amazigh New Year |
Observed by | Berbers ( Algeria, Canada, Canarias, France, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia) |
Type | Ethnic, cultural |
Date | January 12 |
Next time | 12 January 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
In Algeria, Yennayer is declared a national non-working holiday as from January 12, 2018.
It is also called Amenzu n Yennayer (first of Yennayer).
It is celebrated with shout-outs of ⴰⵙⴻⴳⴳⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴻⴳⴳⴰⵣ (Aseggas ameggaz, meaning "happy new year").
In December 2017, an open call was adressed to the President of Algeria to recognize Yennayer as a national holiday. [2] [3] [4] It was actually declared a national non-working holiday as from January 12, 2018. [5] [6]