The wishes of January 1 are not to the liking of Gims.
In several videos posted on his Instagram account on Saturday, the singer explains to his fans: "Please, with the
Happy
New Year, New Year, leave me with that, you know very well that I never replied to that , and you continue to send me all the month of January, February… (…) It's the Muslims (
Muslims
) most of them who send me this.
Did the companions (
of the prophet
) celebrate the New Year?
No.
Guys, please stop.
"
Like the happy new year, birthdays are very little to the rapper's taste.
“I am suffering with this,” he said.
“It's one more step towards death,” he continues in the video.
We don't celebrate that.
It is not part of our convictions, come and we focus on our own things.
It's not mean.
But let's stay strong on our values.
"
The sequence was spotted and relayed on social networks on Saturday evening by Damien Rieu, the ex-spokesperson for Generation Identity.
This Sunday, it was Eric Zemmour who, in turn, tweeted the same passage, tackling his presidential rival Valérie Pécresse, whom the singer had supported in a video before the regional elections.
Master #Gims, support of Valérie Pécresse, talks to you about identity.
pic.twitter.com/21FN4QB2PN
- Eric Zemmour (@ZemmourEric) January 1, 2022
If the New Year is no longer today of its religious nature, this date of January 1 was decided with the entry into force of the Gregorian calendar in the 16th century, decided by Pope Gregory XIII, but based on the solar year. . But for example, during the French Revolution, the start of the new year was set for September 22 according to the application of the republican calendar (which Napoleon then banned). The Islamic calendar, or Hegirian calendar, is based on the cycles of the moon and the months are therefore shorter. According to this calendar, therefore, the date of the New Year - Raas Assana - changes every year, according to the cycles. This year, it will take place on July 30th.
Contacted by Le Parisien, the president of the French Council for Muslim Worship (CFCM) did not respond directly to the controversy.
Mohammed Moussaoui simply sent us a link to a tweet just published this Sunday afternoon by the CFCM account.
It is simply written there: “On the occasion of the new year 2022, the CFCM sends all our fellow citizens its best wishes for happiness, health, peace and prosperity.
"
On the occasion of the new year 2022, the CFCM sends all our fellow citizens its best wishes for happiness, health, peace and prosperity.
- CFCM (@CfcmOfficiel) January 2, 2022
