The most important Surchi national festival is the New Year celebration, which is held on March 21. This long ceremony may continue for a week or more. Many specific foods and condiments are prepared in advance. Special flowers are grown for the occasion, and branches covered with fresh buds are cut and used as decorations. New clothes are worn, and old pottery is broken for good luck.
People visit each other's homes, and old feuds and misunderstandings are reconciled.
Gifts are given by seniors to their juniors in age, and high ranking social figures are paid visits and awarded with gifts. Today, they look to Islam as a basis for social justice. Muslim religious dignitaries are treated with respect. They are also sought after for political favors, thus proving that the Kurdish struggle for political identity is greater than their struggle for religious unity. In the areas where the Surchi live, water is scarce.