Saharane

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ClassificationsPhotograph

Credit Lineinternal credit: Gift of Barbara Pfeffer; external credit: Barbara Pfeffer Collection, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York

Object number1999.P.1312

Object DescriptionColor slide. Men and women with tents at a Kurdish festival. A smiling woman in front seated on a chair. On signs in Hebrew: Kiryat Gat; for the participants of...;

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Saharane
Israel

NotesSaharane is a major Kurdish cultural event in Israel. The word Saharane comes from the Kurdish word "sayeran", which means to see and to explore nature. In this context, the word may also mean excursion in Kurdish. This is the traditional national event of the Kurdish Jewish community. It is celebrated with food, dancing, music, with drums, flute, and guitar.

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