Does celebrating the Amazigh New Year in the Maghreb countries—by gathering families and eating cooked grains and nuts—fall under the category of Bid‘ah (innovation), knowing that it does not involve any particular belief and originates from the indigenous people of the Maghreb?

Recurring customs fall under the meaning of Eid (festival). Eid is a name for what recurs of general gathering in a customary manner, whether annually, weekly, or monthly. The Eid combines a returning day, a gathering, and specific actions. Festivals distinguish nations, and for this reason, Islamic law forbade celebrating the festivals of Jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic era of ignorance). Allah replaced them for Muslims with the two Eids: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Thus, Muslims are distinguished by their own festivals. Celebrating the festivals of polytheists is reprehensible, and it can even amount to disbelief (kufr). It is necessary to strive to oppose the ways of Jahiliyyah, for whoever acts upon any of them has followed a Jahili practice. Therefore, celebrating the aforementioned day is not permissible, even if it is without any specific belief, for it constitutes acting upon a Jahili practice and imitating non-Muslims.