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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.
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
Entire families gather at home and sit around a table (symbolizing that they have spent a year together), On the last night of the year, family members sprinkle water on each other (it means they will get rid of all difficulties of the old year). It is mandatory on this day to serve seven dishes that begin with the letter "s" in Azerbaijani ...
This heavy gun, which was cast by the foundry-man Ismāil Isfahāni in 1800, under the reign of Fath-Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty, became the focus of many popular myths. Until the 1920s, it stood in Arg Square ( میدان ارگ , Meydān-e Arg ), to which the people of Tehran used to flock on the occasion of Charshanbe Suri.
The Year of the Wood Snake begins at 4:36 a.m. PT on Jan. 29, 2025. It coincides with the new moon in Aquarius, which marks the annual start of Lunar New Year.. What are the birth years for the ...
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.
Chinese New Year dates. Twelve animal symbols comprise the Chinese zodiac. Here are the animals and which birth years they are associated with: Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948 ...
Kampirak (Dari: کمپیرک): Like "Amu Nowruz" in Iran, he is an old bearded man wearing colorful clothes with a long hat and rosary who symbolizes beneficence and the power of nature yielding the forces of winter. He and his retinue pass village by village distributing gathered charities among people and do shows like reciting poems.