Nowruz

Nowruz (Persian: نوروز, meaning "[The] New Day", IPA: [nouˈɾuːz]; Kurdish: Newroz) is the Iranian term for the New Year celebrated by the Iranian peoples. It is one of the most ancient celebrations which has survived throughout history and is considered to be a day in which new good things start. It is rooted in the ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism.

Nowruz نوروز
Fire and Growing wheatgrass are 2 most common traditional preparations for Nowruz.
Also called	Persian New Year
Observed by	Iran Afghanistan Albania (by Bektashi Muslims) Azerbaijan Bangladesh (by Bangladeshi Shia Muslims and others) Bosnia (by the Bosnian Muslim community) China (by Tajiks, Uyghurs and other Chinese Muslim communities) Georgia India (by Indian Muslims especially in Kashmir) Israel (by Persian Jews, Mountain Jews and Bukharan Jews) Iraq (by Kurds and Turkmens) Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan (by Baloch and Pashtuns) Russia (by Tabasarans and Muslim ethnic groups in the northern Caucasus) Syria (by Kurds) Tajikistan Turkey (by Kurds, Azeris and Yörüks) Turkmenistan Ukraine (by Crimean Tatars) Uzbekistan
Type	National, ethnic, international
Significance	New Year holiday
Date	March 19, 20, or 21
2023 date	Monday 20 March 2023 at 21:24 UTC *
2024 date	Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 03:06 UTC *

Norooz, Nawrouz, Newroz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country	Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Reference	[www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/01161 1161]
Region	Asia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription	2016 (4th session)

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.On September 30, 2009, UNESCO registered Nowruz as an intangible cultural heritage under the official name "International Nowruz Day". The UN General Assembly then listed Nowruz, which has roots in Iran, on its calendar. A document approved by the United Nations General Assembly on February 23, 2010 explains that Nowruz on March 21 originated in Iran more than 3,000 years ago and is celebrated by more than 300 million people today. There is. UN member states celebrated Knowles in 1391 (2012) for the first time in Iran-sponsored UN and UNESCO public places, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also sent a message to the celebration .

background

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). It has been registered by UNESCO as The "International Day of Nowruz" a cultural and spiritual heritage of mankind on October 29, 2009. UN General Assembly also registered Nowruz as an Iranian heritage in its calendar. UN General Assembly described it as a festival celebrated for more than 3,000 years. Nowadays more than 300 million people celebrate it all over the world .UN document explained on March 23rd 2010. Iran hosted celebrating Nowruz in the United Nations and UNESCO for the first time in 2012. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also issued a message on the occasion. According to the book Documents on the Persian Gulf's name, Nowruz was originated in ancient Persia. This celebration is attributed to the mythical king Jamshid. Iranians celebrated Nowruz continuously at least since 500 BC .Historically the ethnics residing in geographical civilization of PERSIA have celebrated changing of the seasons or solar rotations, the equinoxes (March ( 21st) and September (about 23rd) and the solstices in June (20th or 21st) and December (21st or 22nd). they in fact were honoring and welcoming sun developments and return of spirit of the dead in this special days. there are indications that Iranians may have observed the beginning of both autumn and spring, respectively related to the harvest and the sowing of seeds, for the celebration of the New Year. the March equinox or Nowruz is formally the beginning of the new year in Iran and Afghanistan and Nowruz festival start in last Wednesday of the end of year and continues till 13 first month of new year. It is a national holiday now in all Iranian neighboring countries including, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan , Georgia, India,Uzbekistan.

Gallery

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  7 Sin NowRoz (Tablecloth)

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  Shah-Abbas

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  Persepolis

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  Nowruz Zoroastrian

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  Sabzeh

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  7 items

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  7 fruit

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  china

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  Wheatgrass

Nowruz Media

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

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  Charshanbe Suri in New York City, March 2016

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  21 March Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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  Haft Sin, Tehran, 1389. 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.

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  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.

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  Haft Mewa (Seven Fruit Compote) is a specialty of Nowruz in Afghanistan. It is made of seven different fruits (in this photo: raisin, dried apricot, oleaster, walnut, pistachio, almond, apricot kernel).

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  Novruz xonçası, Bakı, Azərbaycan.

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  An actor in the role of Amu Nowruz, who appears annually at the beginning of spring, together with his companion Haji Firuz, to mark the beginning of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.