National · Algeria
Yennayer — Amazigh New Year
A new year, rooted in older soil.
When is Yennayer — Amazigh New Year?
Every year on January 12.
What is Yennayer — Amazigh New Year?
Yennayer, the Amazigh (Berber) New Year, is celebrated around January 12 and opens the year of the old agricultural calendar of North Africa. By a modern convention the Amazigh years are counted from 950 BCE, when the Berber king Sheshonq I took the throne of Egypt. It has been a public holiday in Algeria since 2018 and in Morocco since 2024, and families mark it with a couscous of seven vegetables, dried fruits and nuts, and wishes for a good harvest.
How to celebrate
Mark the day with a poster made in Dayfeed — pick your favourite photo as the background, share it to your story or group chat, and set a reminder so you never miss it next year.
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- #Amazigh
- #BerberNewYear
- #Algeria
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