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Nowruz or Navroz (Persian: نوروز [noːˈɾuːz]) [t] is the Iranian New Year or Persian New Year. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Historically, it has been observed by Persians and other Iranian peoples , [ 30 ] but is now celebrated by many ethnicities worldwide.
Sizdah Bedar (Persian: سیزدهبدر – sīzdah bedar), [1] [2] (lit. 'Thirteen outdoor') also known as Nature's Day (روز طبیعت – rūz-e tabī'at), [citation needed] is an Iranian festival held annually on the thirteenth day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar (and the first month of spring, during which people spend time picnicking outdoors. [1]
Newroz or Nawruz [1] (Kurdish: نەورۆز, Newroz) [2] is the Kurdish celebration of Nowruz; the arrival of spring and new year in Kurdish culture.The lighting of the fires at the beginning of the evening of March 20 is the main symbol of Newroz among the Kurds.
Exactly when Nowruz began as a festival is unclear, though many believe it to date back around 3,000 years ago, with roots in Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions ...
Nowruz ( Dari: نوروز Nawrōz; Pashto: نوروز Nawrōz, or نوی کال Nəwai Kāl) is the beginning of springtime and a cultural holiday in Afghanistan. [1] [2] It is also celebrated by the majority of the Afghan diaspora around the world. [3] [4] Farmer's Day, [5] [6] which starts around the same time as the Afghan New Year, [7] is ...
Hajji Firuz. Hāji Firuz ( Persian: حاجی فیروز) or Khwāje Piruz ( Persian: خواجه پیروز) is a fictional character in Iranian folklore who appears in the streets by the beginning of Nowruz. His face is covered in soot, and he is clad in bright red clothes and a felt hat. He dances through the streets while singing and playing ...
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Nowruz is celebrated by communities in a wide range of countries from the Balkans to Mongolia. Currently the Solar Hijri calendar is officially used only in Iran. A Solar Hijri calendar of year 1383 SH showing the second month of Ordibehesht (thus April–May 2004; see conversion table below). The months' name comes from the Avestan word for Asha.