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Iraqi Christians celebrate Akitu feast, the Assyrian New Year in Dohuk (Video)

Thousands of Iraqi Christians celebrated the ancient Akitu feast, which marks the Assyrian New Year, in Dohuk, in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq. April 1 marks the start of the new year in the Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations, making this Monday the start of the year 6774. #iraq

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Iraqi Christians celebrate Akitu feast, the Assyrian New Year in Dohuk (Video)

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Iraqi Christians celebrate Akitu feast, the Assyrian New Year in Dohuk (Video)
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Iraqi Christians celebrate Akitu feast, the Assyrian New Year in Dohuk (Video)
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Thousands of Iraqi Christians celebrated the ancient Akitu feast, which marks the Assyrian New Year, in Dohuk, in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq. April 1 marks the start of the new year in the Babylonian and Assyrian civilizations, making this Monday the start of the year 6774. #iraq Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home