Yazidi Kurds performing the rites and rituals of Winter Forty-Day Feast (or in Kurdish Çileya Zivistanê) at Lalish Temple, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24) Kurdistan Yazidis Mark Winter Forty-Day Feast with Rites at Lalish Temple
The commencement ceremony of rituals of the "Winter Forty Days" in Lalish temple. (Photo: Kurdistan24) Kurdistan Yazidi Spiritual Leadership Convenes at Lalish Temple to Observe Sacred Winter Forty Days Fasting
