Centuries-old Festival of St George celebrated in Northern Iraq
Eating traditional cooked lamb is part of the festivities. Credit: Naseem.jpg
In May each year, Assyrians in the villages of the Ashrafya-Nineveh plains celebrate the Saint George festival. Traditionally, lambs are sacrificed and their meat cooked as part of the saint's memorial. Naseem Sadiq attended the festival and filed this report.
Share
