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Naw-Rúz (Persian: نوروز, romanized: Nowruz) is the first day of the Baháʼí calendar year and one of eleven holy days for adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. It occurs on the vernal equinox, on or near March 21, which is also the traditional Persian New Year. [2]
Date Event Local Name Remarks Farvardin 1-4: Nowruz (March 21-24) نوروز – Nowruz: Iranian New Year Farvardin 12: Islamic Republic Day (April 1) روز جمهوری اسلامی – Ruz e Jomhuri ye Eslāmi: Farvardin 13: Sizdah Bedar (April 2) سیزده بدر: Commonly pronounced and spelled Sizdah Bedar: Khordad 14: Death of Khomeini ...
Nowruz (Persian: نوروز [noːˈɾuːz]) [t] is the Iranian New Year or Persian New Year. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Historically, it has been observed by Persians and other Iranian peoples , [ 31 ] but is now celebrated by many ethnicities worldwide.
This year, it takes place at 26 seconds past 6.36 a.m., March 20, in Tehran, Iran (11:06 p.m., March 19, EDT). In India, Nowruz is celebrated on two days, this year on March 20 and August 15 ...
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Nowruz: The word of "Norouz" includes two parts; "no" that means "new" and "ruz OR rouz" which means "day", so "Nowruz" means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring (Rejuvenation). It starts on the first day of spring (also the first day of the Iranian Calendar year), 21 March, in that 12 days as a sign of the past ...
Prior to changes introduced to the Iranian calendar, Chaharshanbe Suri and the Yazidi festival Çarşema Sor overlapped in dates. [17] The two seem connected, although some Yazidi claim that the name Çarşema Sor is a recent one and the festival was celebrated under other names dedicated to the Peacock Angel .