BelndanaBelndanaBelndana
Directed byRegieDerhêner
Eastern KurdistanOst KurdistanRojhilatê Kurdistanê, 2012
Running timeLaufzeitDema bezê
31'
Belndana is an ancient festival that has been celebrated in Kurdistan for 5,000 years. According to the Kurdish calendar, it falls on the 321st day of the year, which is 35 days before the Newroz festival. In the Gregorian calendar, this corresponds to February 5. This festival is one of the traditional customs of the Kurdish people and begins on the evening of February 5, continuing through the night and into the next day. Children, women, the elderly, and youth – the entire region – participate in the festival together. Belndana symbolizes the end of winter and the arrival of spring, and it is closely linked to natural and pastoral life.
Belndana ist ein altes, 5000 Jahre altes Festival, das in Kurdistan gefeiert wird. Laut dem kurdischen Kalender findet es am 321. Tag des Jahres statt, also 35 Tage vor dem Newroz-Fest. Im gregorianischen Kalender entspricht dies dem 5. Februar. Dieses Festival gehört zu den alten Bräuchen des kurdischen Volkes und beginnt am Abend des 5. Februars, setzt sich über die Nacht fort und dauert bis zum nächsten Tag. Kinder, Frauen, Alte und Junge – die gesamte Region – nehmen gemeinsam daran teil. Belndana symbolisiert das Ende des Winters und die Ankunft des Frühlings und steht in enger Verbindung zum natürlichen und tierischen Leben.
Belndana festivalekî kevin û 5 hezar salî ye ku Kurdistanê tê pîrozkirin. Ev festival li gorî salnameya kurdî, 321’mîn roja salê ye, ango 35 roj berî cejna Newrozê ye. Li gorî salnameya zayendî (miladî) ev roj 5’ê Sibatê ye. Festival, yek ji kevnoşopiyên gelê Kurd e û şeva 5’ê Sibatê destpêdike û roja din heya roj diçe ava dewam dike. Zarok, jin, kal û pîr – tevahiya herêmê – bi hev re beşdarî festîvalê dibin. Belndana nîşanê dawî bûnê zivistanê û hatina biharê ye û pêwendiya wê rastrast jiyana sirûştî û ajaldarî heye.
LanguageSpracheZiman
Kurdish-Sorani
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