Feast of the Khodan (the Ancestors) · Îda Xodan

Culture of origin: Yezidi · Cultural

Holiday sources: Yezidism

The second of the three December fast weeks, Rojiyên Xodan, is for the Khodan, the venerable ancestors. Like the first it is voluntary, kept from Tuesday to Thursday, and broken on the Friday with a feast, a week before the Feast of Ezid.