Festivals & Events

1. Tameɣra n Yennayer

   The Yennayer celebration (Amazigh new year)

   Usage

   The Amazigh new-year celebration, held around 12 January. Families share a couscous dinner, and crêpes (tiɣrifin) and sweets are served in the morning. It has been an official holiday in Algeria since 2018

   Grammar Note

   Dates and customs differ by area.

2. Aseggas ameggaz!

   Happy new year!

   Usage

   The new-year greeting exchanged at Yennayer or on 1 January, fine for family and friends alike

3. Tameɣra

   Celebration, party (feast, wedding)

   Usage

   Any gathering to celebrate, such as a festival, a wedding or a party

4. Tafaska

   Festival, feast day

   Usage

   The word for a feast day or festival itself, also used in holiday greetings

5. Remḍan

   Ramadan (the month of fasting)

   Usage

   The Islamic month of fasting. Many people do not eat or drink in daytime, so some shops and restaurants close by day and eating in public can be awkward

6. Lɛid

   Eid (an Islamic feast day)

   Usage

   The big Islamic feast days, such as the end-of-fasting feast and the sacrifice feast

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