Babylonian-Assyrian New Year in Syria (Akitu) | 2025

Celebrating the Babylonian-Assyrian New Year in the village of Watwatiya, northeastern Syria, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. the (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people in Syria and around the world celebrate the 6775th Babylonian-Assyrian New Year. The Akitu -one of the oldest festivals in the world - marks the rebirth of nature in the spring, securing the life and future of the people for the coming year.