Yennayer, also known as Id Yennayer or Id Suggas (meaning “night of the year”), is the first month of the indigenous Berber (Amazigh) calendar, marking the Amazigh New Year. The very name “Yennayer” ...

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For scholars, the Amazigh New Year is evidence of cultural continuity and a lens on how rituals, calendars, & memory shape ...