Kha b-Nisan
kha bnisan ha bnisin ha bnison syriac ܚܕ ܒܢܝܣܢ first april also known resha dsheta syriac ܪܫܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ head year akitu ܐܟܝܬܘ assyrian new year spring festival among indigenous assyrian northern iraq northeastern syria southeastern turkey northwestern iran celebrated first day april festival root ancient mesopotamian religion festival akitu practiced assyrian faith gradual demise face syriac christianity st th century ad today assyrian predominantly christian adherent assyrian church east chaldean catholic church syriac orthodox church syriac catholic church ancient church east assyrian pentecostal church assyrian evangelical church celebration involve parade party assyrian wear traditional costume dance hour celebration take place throughout assyria area middle east along united state europe australia canada caucasus among assyrian diaspora community often party food music dancing month nisan around time vernal equinox around march hebrew calendar nisan may start couple week equinox name nisan used april first nisan april vernal equinox celebrated throughout greater iran noruz meaning new day march however ancient assyrian akkadian babylonian tradition spring festival celebrated first day month known nisan calendar adopted ancient assyrian month nisan beginning calendar lending term kha bnisan first nisan modern observance akitu began assyrian intellectual renaissance due political oppression however celebration largely private event largely celebrated assyrian residing syria although syrian government acknowledge festival assyrian still continue celebration assyrian syria celebrated event mass wedding couple attendee formation turkey kha bnisan along nowruz banned public celebration assyrian turkey first allowed publicly celebrate kha bnisan organizer received permission government stage event light democratic reform adopted support turkey eu membership bid around people including large group visiting ethnic assyrian europe syria iraq took part kha bnisan celebration one largest assyrian new year celebration took place iraq public celebration allowed saddam hussein regime prior start iraq war event organized assyrian democratic movement zowaa people took part parade hon george radanovich california state assembly recognized assyrian new year extended wish assyrian community california later followed letter california governor arnold schwarzenegger assyrian community california congratulating annual celebration festivity cancelled northeastern syria due covid pandemic assyrian celebrate kha bnisan holding social event including parade party also gather club social institution listen poet recite story creation celebrating wear traditional clothes poppy people dress ancient assyrian royalty people greet saying reesh shato brikhto reesha d’sheeta brikhta akitu breekha due modern alignment april fool day festival often lighthearted historical counterpart tradition assyrian village girl gather flower herb suspended house roof made garland home front door bunch referred deqna dnisan ܕܩܢܐ ܕܢܝܣܢ meaning beard aprilspring newer tradition also arisen diaspora community assyrian community yonkers new york tradition raising assyrian flag front city hall april chicago illinois also become tradition hold parade king sargon boulevard assyria akitu nowruz seharane sham elnessim akitu newruz ainaorg kurd – persian new year assyrian – babylonian origin archived december wayback machine christiansofiraqcom assyrian newyear ceremony tehran brasheetcom assyrian newyear ceremony urmia brasheetcom