Long, long ago, there was a cruel king who ruled the world—let’s call him King Dahek (Dahek might be a place and named like as Dahek 's King but we will call it as short Dahek ). This king drew his power from two serpents that fed on children. In exchange for granting Dahek strength, the serpents demanded that he provide them with children to eat.
Dahek often took these children from a nearby village known as the Kurdish village, claiming that they had “too many children.” While some of the surrounding villages reluctantly accepted the king’s rule and handed over their children without resistance, others went even further—some people worshipped the king like a god and willingly brought their children to be sacrificed. The reason Dahek repeatedly attacked the Kurdish village was that it was the only one that resisted him fiercely. To display his power, he increased his cruelty toward them. His tyranny became so widespread and normalized that even the sun was ashamed to rise. The world remained dark, cloudy, and gloomy.
The blacksmith of the Kurdish village, Blacksmith Kawa (some calls as " Kaveh the Blacksmith), devised a plan to end this brutality. With great difficulty, he managed to place two trusted people inside the king’s kitchen. He told them: “Every day, when they bring you two children, I will give you one of lamp. We will replace one child with a lamb.”
Kawa was a wealthy and renowned blacksmith—one of the most respected professions of the time. Every day, in exchange for a lamb, he saved one child. Over time, he built an entire army from these rescued children. For each Kurdish child he added to the army, he forged a special weapon with his own hands. He trained them to become exceptional warriors. This is where the saying “Kurds are good fighters” comes from.
Kawa spent all his wealth building this army. Eventually, he had nothing left to wear; every time his clothes tore, he patched them. His garments became covered in red, white, and green patches. These colors later became the colors of the Kurdish flag.
As time passed, his army grew. While his army grew, he also forged a very special sword for himself—because he knew he would only have one chance to strike. When the sword was finally complete and his army strong, Kawa also became a father to a son.
He sent a letter to the king, claiming that he believed in the king’s greatness and wished to sacrifice his own son before him. The king, blinded by arrogance, was delighted by this request. The idea that someone from the rebellious Kurdish village would willingly bring their child to be sacrificed pleased him greatly.
Kawa prepared to stand before the king. He instructed his army of Kurdish children: “When you see my signal, it means I have killed the king. Come out from your hiding places, surround the castle, and burn it. The king has his own army—you will have to fight.”
The day of the sacrifice arrived. When Kawa approached the king and bowed his head as if preparing to sacrifice his son, he suddenly changed the direction of his strike and severed the king’s head from his body.
The special sword Kawa had forged was designed for this very purpose—sharp enough to take off a head in a single blow.
Kawa then lit a torch to signal the beginning of the battle. The Kurdish children surrounded the castle and set it ablaze. They fought and won. And on that day, the sun finally rose. That day became the Kurdish New Year—March 21—celebrated as the arrival of spring, rebirth, and freedom.
And the sun became the sign on flag :).
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