Berber calendar December - 13 January), and 20 "black nights" (Berber: "iḍan tiberkanin/isṭṭafen", Arabic "al-lyali al-sud"), beginning on the first day of "yennayer", corresponding to the Gregorian 14 January. The first day of the year is celebrated in various ways in the different parts of North Africa. A widespread tradition is a meal with particular foods, which vary from region to region (such as a couscous with seven vegetables). In some regions, it is marked by the sacrifice of an animal (usually a chicken). In Algeria, such a holiday is celebrated even by many people who don't use the Berber calendar in
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come since the beginning of time, but it was the one he could remember best. <poem> 1. Come, ye thankful people, come, 2. We ourselves are God's own field, 3. For the Lord our God shall come, 4. Then, thou Church triumphant come, </poem> "Lyrics in Public Domain" <poem> 2. All this world is God's own field, </poem> <poem> 3. For we know that thou wilt come, </poem> <poem> 4. Come then, Lord of mercy, come, </poem> Come, Ye Thankful People, Come "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" is an English Christian harvest festival hymn written in 1844 by Henry Alford. It