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| Nowruz نوروز | |
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 Fire and Growing wheatgrass are 2 most common traditional preparations for Nowruz. | |
| Also called | Persian New Year |
| Observed by |
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| 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 | |
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| Country | Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan |
| Reference | [www |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2016 (4th session) |
Nowruz (Persian: نوروز, meaning "[The] New Day", IPA: [nouˈɾuːz]; Kurdish: Newroz) is the Iranian term for the New Year celebrated by the Iranian peoples.[15] 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 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 .
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- ↑ "Farsnews". Fars News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "Россия празднует Навруз [Russia celebrates Nowruz]". Golos Rossii (in Russian). 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ "Arabs, Kurds to Celebrate Nowruz as National Day". Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ For Kurds, a day of bonfires, legends, and independence. Dan Murphy. 23 March 2004.
- ↑ [1] Anadolu'da Nevruz Kutlamalari
- ↑ Emma Sinclair-Webb, Human Rights Watch, "Turkey, Closing ranks against accountability", Human Rights Watch, 2008. "The traditional Nowrouz/Nowrooz celebrations, mainly celebrated by the Kurdish population in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, and other parts of Kurdistan in Turkey, Iran, Syria and Armenia and taking place around March 21"
- ↑ "General Information of Turkmenistan". sitara.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Scott, Noel (2010). Tourism in the Muslim World. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-84950-920-6.