Tamharit:
Date:
December 18, 2009 (1431 A.H.)
This day is
also known as Yamawl
Assurra, this is the Islamic New Year in Gambia. It is celebrated on the first
day of the first month on the Islamic calendar, which varies against
the Gregorian calendar according to the waxing and waning of the moon.
Because of this each year it comes about eleven days earlier. On this day people
would often visit friends and family and wish for good luck and health
for the coming year. The day is often marked by a
Gamo which is a
gathering of people in the evening who sit in front of a stage and
listen to speeches, prayers and Koranic recitals.
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