Norouz
Norouz
means "new day" or "New Year" in Farsi and is a celebration of spring Equinox. It has been celebrated by all the major cultures of ancient Mesopotamia, including the Sumerians, Babylonians, the ancient kingdom of Elam in Southern Persia, and Akaddians. Norouz was
Saturday, March 21, 2009
this year.
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In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Iranian New Year Celebration, or NORUZ (NowRuz), always begins on the first day of spring. Nowruz ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End and the Rebirth;
www.farsinet.com/norooz/
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; Iranian New Year 1388 begins on FridayFarvardin 1st, 03:14:58 PM Tehran Time (March 20, 2009) ... New Year Time ... IRANIAN NEW YEAR; NOROUZ...
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Iranian Historical & Cultural Information Center ... No-Rooz, The Zarathushtrian New Year; No-Rooz propagated to the remotest parts of the world via Persian Gulf; Iranian Calendar Systems, History and Origins; Iranian Months, Origin of the Names;
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Nowruz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nowrūz (Persian language: نوروز ), meaning 'New Day') is the traditional Iranian new year ceremony. Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural continent ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
Iranian New Year's ideological roots; Nowruz (Noruz, Norooz, Nevruz, Newruz, Navruz), or new day, is the celebration of spring equinox. It is the most cherished of all the Iranian festivals and is celebrated by all.
www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Celebrations/norooz.htm
The Zoroastrian Parsis of India celebrate Noruz twice, firstly in common with their Iranian brethren on the vernal equinox as Jamshedi Navroz (also referred to as the Fasli New Year) and secondly on a day in July or August, depending upon whether they follow the Kadmi or the Shahenshahi calendar.
www.crystalinks.com/noruz.html
The Mission of the Iranian New Year Parade is to celebrate the traditional Persian /Iranian New Year (NoRouz) and to foster a spirit of hospitality, sharing, and displaying examples of the rich cultural heritage and traditions of Iranians with America.
www.iraniannewyearparade.org/ www.iraniannewyearparade.org/
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