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L3lack_light Posted 15 years ago
Culture
Happy Nowruz!
In about an hour and 20 minutes, new year starts in Iran and Afghanistan! ?The year 1390!
Nowruz is the name of the New Year in Iranian calendars. Today, the festival of Nowruz is celebrated in many countries that were territories of, or influenced by, the Persian Empire: Iran, Various Iranian Peoples including Kurds, Afghanistan, parts of the Middle East, as well as in the former Soviet republics of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and kyrgyzstan
Nowruz literally means the new day. The first day of the Iranian calendar falls on the the first day of spring. When the cold season leaves the nature and the sun starts shining brighter and happier, we celebrate Nowruz with all the trees and flowers.
There are various traditions about Nowruz. If you are interested, just let me know. I will try to use various sources to talk more about it.
Thanks for reading!
And Happy Nowruz!
Nowruz is the name of the New Year in Iranian calendars. Today, the festival of Nowruz is celebrated in many countries that were territories of, or influenced by, the Persian Empire: Iran, Various Iranian Peoples including Kurds, Afghanistan, parts of the Middle East, as well as in the former Soviet republics of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and kyrgyzstan
Nowruz literally means the new day. The first day of the Iranian calendar falls on the the first day of spring. When the cold season leaves the nature and the sun starts shining brighter and happier, we celebrate Nowruz with all the trees and flowers.
There are various traditions about Nowruz. If you are interested, just let me know. I will try to use various sources to talk more about it.
Thanks for reading!
And Happy Nowruz!
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Five days ago was March 20th, right, Blacklight? Is the date the same every year or is it calculated anew each year in some way?
- Five days ago was March 20th, right, Blacklight?
- Is the date the same every year or is it calculated anew each year in some way?
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Five days ago was March 20th, right, Blacklight? Is the date the same every year or is it calculated anew each year in some way?
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Nowruz is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox. March 20 (March 21 in some years) is when night and day are nearly the same length and the Sun crosses directly over the Earth's equator.
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This is a bas-relief in Persepolis located in Fars privince of Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. This bas-relief shows the fi
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This is a bas-relief in Persepolis located in Fars privince of Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. This bas-relief shows the fi
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And that is a beautiful bas-relief. Wonderful craftsmen - no wonder that Persepolis is a World Heritage site. Thanks, Blacklight.
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