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[44] Nowruz is the first day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian solar calendar, which is the official calendar in use in Iran, and formerly in Afghanistan. The United Nations officially recognized the "International Day of Nowruz" with the adoption of Resolution 64/253 by the United Nations General Assembly in February 2010. [45] [46]
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.
Nowruz (alternatively spelled Nauruz, Nauryz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nooruz, Norooz, Norouz, or Novruz), also known as Persian New Year (Nowruz means “new day” in Persian), is celebrated across ...
The New Year's day is today. Newroz is back. An ancient Kurdish festival, with joy and verdure. For many years, the flower of our hopes was downtrodden The poppy of spring was the blood of the youth It was that red colour on the high horizon of Kurd Which was carrying the happy tidings of dawn to remote and near nations
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Some Afghans, [10] including members of the Taliban and their supporters, do not observe Nowruz traditions. [11] In 1985, Radio Television Afghanistan aired a Persian play to commemorate and promote Nowruz. [12] Under the 1990s Taliban rule, Nowruz was banned "due to the thought that it was a pagan holiday centered on fire worship."
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Novruz in Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Novruz Bayramı) is a traditional holiday which celebrates the astronomical spring equinox and the coming of Spring.When Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union, the celebration of Novruz was generally unofficial and at times even prohibited. [1]