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Kurdish food and everyday culture

Newroz and the Kurdish calendar

Newroz, its customs and meanings, and the calendars Kurds use.

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6 h
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  1. Ahmadpour M, Shakibazadeh E, Ghoochani BZ et al. (2026). Explanation of barriers and facilitators to promote Food and Nutrition Literacy (FNLit) in Kurdish children: a qualitative study.. BMC Nutr. DOI 10.1186/s40795-026-01330-3
  2. Saffyan Mirza (2026). Khidr Ilyas and Khidr Nabi in the Documentary Record: Fasting, Dream Divination, Ritual Food, and the Horse’s Trace across Kurdish, Yezidi, and Armenian Traditions. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22710276
  3. Edwardo Dinkha, Fakhir Najmadeen Qara Mohammed (2025). INVESTIGATING SEMANTIC PROTOTYPES OF FOOD IN BAHDINI KURDISH. Govara zanistîn mirovayetî ya-zankoya Zaxo. DOI 10.26436/hjuoz.2025.13.1.1537
  4. Michel P. Pimbert (2021). Regenerating Kurdish Ecologies through Food Sovereignty, Agroecology, and Economies of Care. Ecological Solidarity and the Kurdish Freedom Movement. DOI 10.5040/9781978740594.ch-8
  5. Nima Mohammadi, Nikoo Ostovar (2023). Chemical composition, fatty acid composition, and volatile compounds of a traditional Kurdish fermented cereal food: Tarkhineh. Food Chemistry Advances. DOI 10.1016/j.focha.2023.100187

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01About this course

Who it is for
Parents, teachers and school staff, and partners who host Newroz events.
Format
Self-paced online with classroom materials.
Study time
About 6 hours, estimated
Before you start
Nothing. Everyone is welcome.
Discipline
Kurdish food and everyday culture

02What you will be able to do

  • Explain how the equinox sets Newroz.
  • Describe Newroz customs, including the fire.
  • Explain the story of Kawa and its many tellings.
  • Plan an inclusive Newroz activity.

03Modules

  1. 01

    The equinox and the new year

    How the date is set.

  2. 02

    Fire and gathering

    Customs across regions.

  3. 03

    Kawa the smith

    The story and its retellings.

  4. 04

    Newroz in public life

    How states have treated the festival, with sources.

  5. 05

    A shared festival

    Nowruz across neighbouring peoples.

  6. 06

    Teaching Newroz

    Classroom and community activities.

04Assessment and completion

Design a Newroz activity that welcomes children of every background.

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07Pathways that include it

08More from Kurdish food and everyday culture

09Further reading

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  1. Explanation of barriers and facilitators to promote Food and Nutrition Literacy (FNLit) in Kurdish children: a qualitative study.

    Ahmadpour M, Shakibazadeh E, Ghoochani BZ et al. · 2026 · BMC Nutr

    ArticleEurope PMCDOAJOpen access

  2. Khidr Ilyas and Khidr Nabi in the Documentary Record: Fasting, Dream Divination, Ritual Food, and the Horse’s Trace across Kurdish, Yezidi, and Armenian Traditions

    Saffyan Mirza · 2026 · Zenodo

    PreprintDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  3. INVESTIGATING SEMANTIC PROTOTYPES OF FOOD IN BAHDINI KURDISH

    Edwardo Dinkha, Fakhir Najmadeen Qara Mohammed · 2025 · Govara zanistîn mirovayetî ya-zankoya Zaxo

    ArticleOpenAlexDOAJOpen accessCC-BY-NC-SA

  4. Regenerating Kurdish Ecologies through Food Sovereignty, Agroecology, and Economies of Care

    Michel P. Pimbert · 2021 · Ecological Solidarity and the Kurdish Freedom Movement

    OtherCrossref

  5. Chemical composition, fatty acid composition, and volatile compounds of a traditional Kurdish fermented cereal food: Tarkhineh

    Nima Mohammadi, Nikoo Ostovar · 2023 · Food Chemistry Advances

    ArticleCrossrefDOAJOpen accessCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Newroz and the Kurdish calendar. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/newroz-and-the-kurdish-calendar/

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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Newroz and the Kurdish Calendar.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/newroz-and-the-kurdish-calendar/.

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@misc{kco2026_learn_catalogue_newroz_and_the_kurdish_calendar,
	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Newroz and the {Kurdish} calendar},
	url = {https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/newroz-and-the-kurdish-calendar/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/newroz-and-the-kurdish-calendar/},
}

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