Iran People buying gifts for 1397 Nowrooz New Persian Year خريد شب عيد نوروز مردم تهران ايران

March 17, 2018 (Persian calendar 1396/12/26)

Nowruz (Persian: نوروز‎ Nowruz, literally "new day") is the name of the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by the Iranians, along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning of the New Year.

Although having Iranian and religious Zoroastrian origins, Nowruz has been celebrated by people from diverse ethno-linguistic communities. It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin, and the Balkans. It is a secular holiday for most celebrants that is enjoyed by people of several different faiths, but remains a holy day for Zoroastrians.

Nowruz is the day of the vernal equinox, and marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the first day of the first month (Farvardin فروردين) in the Iranian calendar. It usually occurs on March 21 or the previous or following day, depending on where it is observed. The moment the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year, and families gather together to observe the rituals.

Iran People buying gifts for 1397 Nowrooz New Persian Year

خريد شب عيد نوروز مردم تهران ايران