Iraqi Christians Celebrate Akitu Feast, The Assyrian New Year In Dohuk [Video]

Thousands of Iraqi Christians celebrated the ancient Akitu feast, which marks the Assyrian New Year, in Dohuk, in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq .

April 1 marks the start of the new year in the Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations, making this Monday the start of the year 6774.

People donned traditional outfits to mark the celebration by dancing traditional dance on the streets of Dohuk.

Akitu is the name of a Babylonian temple located just outside the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia or Iraq.

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