Nowruz

Nowruz is Persian’s most important festival, its Iranian New year celebration that begins on the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed

Although Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples it is also celebrated in related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, Caucasus, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some groups in the Balkans.

Nowruz is a Zoroastrian festival an ancient Persian festival and the holiest of them in which people celebrate the rebirth of nature and therefore a new beginning of life.

Nowruz holidays is 3 to 6 days long, in these days families get together and clean their homes and perform traditional activities like making “Haft seen” which they made a table with 7 food for prosperity and wellness.

Nowruz is the symbol of unity of humans and the earth and an appreciation of life, that after the harsh winter the dead nature comes back to life and reminding humans that life is going on and there is always a chance to start again.