LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Yazidi new year looks a little different from how some Americans typically celebrate, arriving in April with the blossoms of spring rather than the middle of winter.
Wednesday marked that sacred day of the new year, sometimes called Carsema Sare Salei in the Kurmanji Ezidki language, with hundreds of Yazidi people in Lincoln gathering for a day of music, heritage and new beginnings.
Lincoln’s Yazidi Youth Council, a nonprofit who helped organize one of the festivals at Mahoney Park on Wednesday, said the Capital City has the largest community of Yazidis in North America. Evin Rasho, a member of the council, said it means a lot for everyone to find the time to gather and share the culture…