Fast of Ezid · Rojiyên Êzî

Culture of origin: Yezidi · Cultural

Holiday sources: Yezidism

In December Yezidis fast for three weeks, three days each week, from Tuesday to Thursday, and break the fast with a feast on the Friday: the first week for Sheikh Shems, the second for the Khodan, the ancestors, and the third for Ezid. The first two are voluntary; the fast of Ezid, Rojiyên Êzî, is required of every Yezidi except children, the sick and the elderly. It is kept from sunrise to sunset, and the fourth day, the Friday, is the Feast of Ezid.