Over many years, Assyrians have been celebrating differenttraditions of their new country due to the Assyrian Diaspora. But,there are original Assyrian traditions, hence culture. Assyrianshold feasts (Syriac: hareh) for different patron saints, theNineveh Rogation (Syriac: Bo’utho d-Ninwoye/Ba’uta d-Ninwaye) whichis a three day fast with absolutely no food, and no water, nothing.Finally the most popular, the Assyrian New Year (Syriac: Hab-Nison/Kha b-Nisan). Some of these traditions have been practicedby the Assyrians for well over 1,500 years, and there are manymore.
In the old Assyrian Empire, the Assyrians were famous for theirstrong and deadly military. Today’s Assyrians have no country, butdo have a language (Assyrian Neo-Aramiac), a church (the AssyrianChurch of the East), and many political organizations (such as theAssyrian Aid Society (Zowaa) and the Assyrian Universal Alliance).
In the old Assyrian Empire, the Assyrians were famous for theirstrong and deadly military. Today’s Assyrians have no country, butdo have a language (Assyrian Neo-Aramiac), a church (the AssyrianChurch of the East), and many political organizations (such as theAssyrian Aid Society (Zowaa) and the Assyrian Universal Alliance).
