Celebrating Akito at Erbil Citadel 2022
Ishtartv.com – rudaw.com
Julian Bechocha, 2 April, 2022
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Top leaders from the Kurdistan Region have
sent celebratory messages to the Assyrian, Chaldean, and Syriac community in
the Kurdistan Region on the occasion of Akitu, the Assyrian-Babylonian New
Year.
The Assyrian, Chaldean, and Syriac community in the Kurdistan Region and
all over the world on Friday are celebrating Akitu, the world's oldest holiday,
a festival that marks the revival of nature in the spring and is dedicated to
the rebirth of the god Marduk and his victory when he created the world out of
chaos.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani offered his
"warmest congratulations" to the community.
"On this occasion, we reiterate that the Kurdistan Region will
remain the land of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, and tolerance among
faiths, nations and communities, preserving multiculturalism and harmony in
Kurdistan," he said.
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani also sent his regards to the Assyrian,
Chaldean, and Syriac community, emphasizing "the
importance of peaceful coexistence between all the different constituents of
the Kurdistan Region."
Large festivities typically take place in the community's ancestral
homeland of the Nineveh Plains and Duhok, as well as other areas where the
community has a presence.
Many celebrate Akitu, also known as Kha b-Nisan, by wearing traditional
costumes and holding parties with food, music, and dancing.
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani also shared his
remarks, assuring the
"Assyrian Chaldean Syriac brothers and sisters that the principles of
humanity unite us and that our destiny, happiness, and sorrow are linked to
each other," while stressing the need to maintain the principle of coexistence.
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