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Coffs Harbour & Toowoomba's Yazidi community celebrate the Yazidi New Year

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The Kurdish Yazidi community in Coffs Harbour and Toowoomba celebrate the Yazidi New Year (Charshema Sor) for the first time in Australia. Several hundred people attended the event in Toowoomba and Coffs Harbour where everyone enjoyed food and dancing until late afternoon. We also spoke to members of the Yazidi community in Coffs Harbour and Toowoomba regarding their feelings towards this special event and celebrating it for the first time in Australia.


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By Mayada Kordy khalil

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The Kurdish Yazidi community in Coffs Harbour and Toowoomba celebrate the Yazidi New Year (Charshema Sor) for the first time in Australia. Several hundred people attended the event in Toowoomba and Coffs Harbour where everyone enjoyed food and dancing until late afternoon. We also spoke to members of the Yazidi community in Coffs Harbour and Toowoomba regarding their feelings towards this special event and celebrating it for the first time in Australia.



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