Planting and Painting - Let’s Celebrate the Assyrian New Year!

7640 Kostner,Skokie IL 60076

03 April, 2022

Description

You are cordially invited to attend our 2nd Annual Planting and Painting workshop to ring in the Assyrian New Year! The first of April marks #Akitu—the Assyrian New Year, commonly referred to as Kha b’Nissan. It is the most important Assyrian national holiday, and its celebration is one of the many links between #ancient and #modern #Assyrians. Kha b’Nissan was not only the first day of the new year, but it also marked the start of #Spring. During this time, trees and flowers would begin to #bloom again. As such, the holiday was a symbol of #revival—a major theme in ancient Assyrian mythology. Many Assyrians viewed this day each year as the “start of a new life.”