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2016-03-20, 04:16 AM
Nowruz (Persian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language): Nowruz – نوروز; [nouˈɾuːz] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Persian); literally "New Day") is the name of the Iranian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran) New Year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year),[27] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-27)[28] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-28) also known as the Persian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_people) New Year,[29] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-29)[30] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-30) which is celebrated worldwide by Iranian peoples (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_peoples), along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning of the New Year.
It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in the Balkans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans), the Black Sea Basin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_Basin), the Caucasus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus), Central Asia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asia), and Western Asia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Asia) It marks the first day of Farvardin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farvardin) in the Iranian calendar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_calendars).[40] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-40)
Nowruz is the day of the astronomical vernal equinox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal_equinox), and marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere). It usually occurs on March 21 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_21) or the previous/following day, depending on where it is observed. The moment the sun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun) crosses the celestial equator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_equator) and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year, and families gather together to observe the rituals.
Although having Iranian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Iran) and religious Zoroastrian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism) origins, Nowruz has been celebrated by people from diverse ethno-linguistic communities for thousands of years. It is a secular (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism) holiday for most celebrants that is enjoyed by people of several different faiths, but remains a holy day for Zoroastrians.[41] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-41)
It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in the Balkans (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans), the Black Sea Basin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea_Basin), the Caucasus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus), Central Asia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asia), and Western Asia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Asia) It marks the first day of Farvardin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farvardin) in the Iranian calendar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_calendars).[40] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-40)
Nowruz is the day of the astronomical vernal equinox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal_equinox), and marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere). It usually occurs on March 21 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_21) or the previous/following day, depending on where it is observed. The moment the sun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun) crosses the celestial equator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_equator) and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year, and families gather together to observe the rituals.
Although having Iranian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Iran) and religious Zoroastrian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism) origins, Nowruz has been celebrated by people from diverse ethno-linguistic communities for thousands of years. It is a secular (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism) holiday for most celebrants that is enjoyed by people of several different faiths, but remains a holy day for Zoroastrians.[41] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-41)