Amazigh calendar

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The Amazigh calendar is a traditional North African agricultural and cultural calendar used by Berber (Amazigh) communities to mark seasons, festivals, and historical events.

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Label Occurrences
Amazigh calendar canonical 5

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf North African cultural heritage
calendar system
traditional calendar
associatedWithEthnicGroup Imazighen
linked to: Amazigh
associatedWithLanguage Tamazight
documentedIn Amazigh oral tradition
modern ethnographic studies
eraStartEvent accession of Sheshonq I to the throne of Egypt
eraStartYearBC 950 BC
hasLeapYearLength 366 days
hasMonthName Cutanbir
Dujanbir
Furar
Ghuct
Ibrir
Kctuber
Mayyu
Meghres
Nwanbir
Yennayer
Yulyuz
Yunyu
hasNewYearFestival Yennayer
hasNumberOfMonths 12
hasYearLength 365 days
influencedBy Roman agricultural practices
preserves Amazigh cultural identity
primaryFunction agricultural calendar
cultural calendar
recognizedAsPublicHolidayIn Algeria
Morocco
relatedTo Julian calendar
Roman calendar
tracks festivals
historical events
seasons
usedBy Amazigh people
linked to: Berbers

Berber communities
usedFor marking religiously inspired customs
organizing communal feasts
timing agricultural activities
usedIn Algeria
Libya
Morocco
North Africa
Tunisia
parts of the Sahara
YennayerCorrespondsTo Amazigh New Year
YennayerObservedAround January 12
January 13
January 14

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shilha people usesCalendar Amazigh calendar
Amazigh New Year calendarType Amazigh calendar
subject linked to: Amazigh New Year (Yennayer)
Yennayer calendar Amazigh calendar
Yennar associatedWith Amazigh calendar
Id n useggas associatedWith Amazigh calendar