Wagga's Yazidi community marks New Year

Red Wednesday for the Yazidis is the day they mark their New Year.

Wagga's Yazidi community marks New YearWagga's Yazidi community marks New Year

Wagga's Yazidi community marks New Year

Red Wednesday is being celebrated in the regional city of Wagga Wagga, which is home to several hundred Yazidi families.

SBS World News reporter Omar Dabbagh travelled to Wagga for the festivities, and he's speaking here to Greg Dyett.


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