Kurdish Holidays and Traditions
This Kurdish holiday celebrates the Kurdish New Year and the arrival of spring on March 21.
What is Newroz?
This mountainous region is considered the homeland of the Kurdish people.
What is Kurdistan?
This dish consists of grape leaves stuffed with rice, meat, and spices.
What is Dolma?
This language is spoken by millions of Kurds across the Middle East.
What is Kurdish?
This planet is known as the Red Planet because of its iron-oxide surface.
What is Mars?
During this celebration, people often jump over fires as a symbol of renewal and freedom.
What is Newroz?
Kurdistan is spread across these four main countries in the Middle East.
What are Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria?
This grilled meat dish served with rice and vegetables is popular at Kurdish gatherings.
What is Kebab?
These are two major dialects of the Kurdish language.
What are Kurmanji and Sorani?
This animal is the largest mammal on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
This traditional Kurdish group dance is performed at weddings and celebrations while people hold hands in a line.
What is Govend (Halparke)?
This autonomous region in northern Iraq has Erbil (Hewlêr) as its capital.
What is the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)?
This Kurdish yogurt-based drink is often served with meals.
What is Dook (Ayran)?
This Kurdish leader led the Kurdish revolt in Iraq during the 20th century and is known as the father of Kurdish nationalism.
Who is Mustafa Barzani?
This element has the chemical symbol Au and has been used as currency and jewelry for thousands of years.
What is gold?
This colorful traditional Kurdish clothing is worn during celebrations and cultural events.
What is Kurdish traditional dress (Shal u Shepik or Kurdish dress)?
This famous mountain range runs through much of Kurdistan.
What are the Zagros Mountains?
This Kurdish soup made with yogurt, herbs, and grains is commonly eaten in colder seasons.
What is Dook soup?
This holiday celebrated on March 21 marks the Kurdish New Year and symbolizes renewal and resistance.
What is Newroz?
This European national team won the 2018 FIFA World Cup after defeating Croatia 4–2 in the final.
What is France national football team?
This legendary blacksmith in Kurdish folklore led a rebellion against a tyrant and is connected to the story of Newroz.
Who is Kawa the Blacksmith?
This major river flows through parts of Kurdistan and is one of the longest rivers in Western Asia.
What is the Tigris River?
This sweet pastry dessert made with thin layers of dough, nuts, and syrup is popular across Kurdish celebrations.
What is Baklava?
This epic Kurdish love story, often compared to Romeo and Juliet, tells the tragic tale of two lovers separated by tribal conflict.
What is Mem and Zin
This mathematical constant, approximately equal to 2.71828, is the base of the natural logarithm.
What is e?