{"id":585,"date":"2026-05-28T20:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=585"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:36:09","slug":"eat-dance-and-celebrate-with-the-cradle-of-civilization-this-weekend-in-tarzana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=585","title":{"rendered":"Eat, dance and celebrate with the Cradle of Civilization this weekend in Tarzana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>It\u2019s a festival 7,000 years in the making.<\/p>\n<p>The 24<sup>th<\/sup> annual Los Angeles Assyrian Food Festival will get underway Saturday, running all weekend from noon to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=583\">Orange County registrar details ballot collection and security process ahead of Election Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This free event invites the community to learn about the Assyrian community, and enjoy authentic cuisine, music and fun activities for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Arch-Priest Father George Bet-Rasho leads one of the Southland&#8217;s most vibrant communities at <strong>St. Mary&#8217;s Assyrian Church of the East<\/strong>, in Tarzana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember, we\u2019ve been cooking for almost 7,000 years, so, it really, we\u2019ve learned a thing or two,\u201d Father Bet-Rasho said. \u201cIt\u2019s really, really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Assyrians are known as the \u201cCradle of Civilization,\u201d credited with inventing mass production of iron weapons, the battering ram, and organizing the first courier system.<\/p>\n<p>But, as a result of violence and genocide in the nineteenth century, Assyrians today are a stateless nation, taking refuge in the U.S., Russia, Sweden and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=581\">LA mayoral race tightens as incumbent Bass fights for re-election, new poll finds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is home to more than 5,000 Assyrian people, who immigrated to Southern California after WWII.<\/p>\n<p>Their population here is second only to Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Father Bet-Rasho said this weekend&#8217;s festival gives everyone the chance to learn the story of the Assyrian people, and to take part in some of their traditions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Among them, of course, is the food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are recipes that have been brought down from generation to generation,\u201d ABC7 anchor Irene Cruz said Thursday in an Eyewitness News interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Mesopotamia to Los Angeles,\u201d Father Bet-Rasho added.<\/p>\n<p>The festival will also include performances, including traditional music and dancing by the Bet-Nahrain Dance Team.<\/p>\n<p>The team will showcase ornate costumes handmade by an Assyrian designer in Iraq, while presenting dances tracing back nearly 3,000 years.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=579\">Newsom signs bill to protect CA ballots, says Trump \u2018doesn\u2019t believe in free and fair elections\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>St. Mary\u2019s Assyrian Church of the East is at 5955 Lindley Ave., in Tarzana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Local Events:<\/strong><strong>ABC7 In Your Community<\/strong>\u00a0<!-- -->|<!-- -->\u00a0<strong>Submit Your Event to ABC7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 26th Los Angeles Assyrian Food Festival is happening May 30-31<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,298],"class_list":["post-585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles","tag-community","tag-community-events-tarzana-san-fernando-valley-community-festival-free-stuff-food-drink-race-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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