Norouz (
Persian:
نوروز ,
various local pronunciations and spellings) is the traditional
Iranian new year holiday celebrated in
Iran,
Turkey,
Azerbaijan,
Afghanistan,
Albania,
Georgia, the countries of
Central Asia such as
Turkmenistan,
Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan,
Kyrgyzstan, and
Kazakhstan, as well as among various other
Iranian and
Turkic people in
Iraq,
Syria,
Pakistan,
India,
Northwestern China, the
Caucasus, the
Crimea, and the
Balkans.
Norouz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the
Iranian year. It is celebrated by some communities on
March 21st and by others on the day of the astronomical
vernal equinox (start of spring in northern hemisphere), which may occur on
March 20th,
21st or
22nd.
Shahab.
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