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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.
1 January - New Year's Day; 5 January - Iraqi Army Day; 21 March - Nowruz; 30–31 March – Eid al-Fitr; 9 April - Liberation Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha; 26 June – Islamic New Year; 6 July – Ashura; 14 July – Republic Day; 16 August - Arba'in; 4 September – The Prophet's day of birth; 3 October – National day
When exactly Nowruz begins thus varies across countries, depending on time zones. 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 ...
Nowruz (Persian: نوروز [noːˈɾuːz]) [t] (lit: "New Day") 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.
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The people now observed the "Great" nowruz on 6 Frawardin, which was Zoroaster's birthday and corresponded to 1 Frawardin in the old calendar. The new 1 Frawardin was observed as the "lesser" nowruz. Hormizd I (AD 272–273) made the intervening days into festivals as well. In AD 273, the vernal equinox at 0° fell at 05:00 UTC on 21 March.
The last eve between Tuesday and Wednesday of the year, ... 12 March: 2025 date: 18 March: 2026 date: 17 March: ... It is the first festivity of Nowruz, the Iranian ...