Happy Spring, Happy Norouz
Nowruz (Norouz) ("New Day", originally "New Light")
is the name of the New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding
traditional celebrations. It is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year.
Nowruz
is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural
continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including
parts of Central Asia,South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and
some groups in the Balkans.
Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.
The UN's
General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nowruz,
describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been
celebrated for over 3,000 years. It was officially registered on
the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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