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Nowrūz
نوروز
Nevruz
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Significance New year holiday
Celebrations The Haftsin setting, Chahârshanbe Sûrî, Sizdah Bedar, etc.
Date March 20, 21 or 22
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Nowruz (Persian: نوروز, meaning "[The] New Day" Kurdish: Newroz; Turkish: Nevruz) it is what the Iranians call their New Year. It is one of the ancient celebrations which has survived throughout history and is considered to be a day in which new good things start.

Nowruz (Persian: نوروز‎, IPA: [nouˈɾuːz], meaning "[The] New Day", Kurdish: Newroz) is the name of the Iranian New Year.

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Nowruz is the day of the spring equinox, when the amount of light and dark is the same during the day. It is the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. It is usually celebrated on March 21.

Nowruz has been celebrated by people from different ethnic communities and religious backgrounds for thousands of years. It started in Persia in one of the capitals of the Achaemenid Empire in Persis (Fars).

Khurdish and in Middle East and many other countries in Central Asia including Iran, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan celebrate this event on 21 - 22 March. It is considered to be one of the most important celebrations of Persians.

Images for kids

  • Earth-lighting-equinox EN

    Illumination of the Earth by the Sun on the day of equinox

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    Tehran, National Garden (Bāq-e Melli)

  • Chaharshanbe Suri Lozupone NYC 2016 1

    Charshanbe Suri in New York City, March 2016

  • Persepolis stairs of the Apadana relief

    A bas-relief at the Apadana, Persepolis, depicting Armenians bringing their famous wine to the king

  • Festive decoration 5

    March 21 Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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    A Haft-Seen table

  • Nowrooz-Yousef Abdinejad-50x70cm-oil on canvas

    The painting depicts Haft-sin symbols of Nowruz being related to elements of Fire, Earth, Air, Water, and the three life forms of Humans, Animals and Plants.

  • Haft Mewa

    Haft Mewa

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    A Khoncha setting

  • Haji Firuz on the road

    Haji Firuz performers on a road to Tehran

  • Traditional costume for Nowruz

    Traditional costume for Nawrız in Kazakhstan

  • Celebration of Nowruz shared by several countries, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Turkey.

    Traditional dancing during a Nowruz festival in Paris

  • Navrouz2015New delhi

    Navrouz 2015 in New Delhi

  • Painting Nowruz eggs in Tehran

    Painting huge eggs for Nowruz in Tehran.

  • 1398نوروز سنندج

    Kurds celebrating Nowruz Celebration 2019 in Sanandaj, Iran

  • Newroz Istanbul(5)

    Kurds celebrating Newroz in Istanbul, Turkey

See also

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