Assyrian culture
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Assyrian culture is not only distinct in that it is different from the neighboring ethnic groups of the Assyrian homeland, but that many of its unique traits trace back to their ancient heritage in Me
The Assyrian New Year, Akitu festival (2019) in Duhok (Nohaadra)
Chaldean Catholics praying in a Holy Qurbana in Baghdad, Iraq.
Assyrian wedding in Belgium, 2012
Typical Assyrian cuisine
Assyrian weddings
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Assyrian weddings are marriage ceremonies that contain influences of Assyrian culture or other practices traditionally performed by the Assyrian people. Modern wedding celebrations are a combination o
Assyrian culture
…examples of traditions include the 'Showering of the groom' (Syriac: ܚܸܒ݂ܛܵܐ ܕܚܸܬܢܵܐ, romanized: Khypta d’ketna) and the Burakha (Syriac: ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ). Assyrian weddings are typically massive events that not only express the marriage of a new couple, but act as a way to express Assyrian identity within a communal space…
Assyrian wedding in Tel Keppe, mid-1950s
Khigga performance at an Assyrian wedding