Persian New Year

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AKA Name	Nowruz, Iranian New Year
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2023 Date	March 21, 2023
2024 Date	March 20, 2024

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Persian New Year in 2023

Tuesday, Mar 21

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Persian New Year History

Persian New Year is a celebration of spring. It serves as recognition that the time is one for rebirth and renewal. It is recognized as the moment when the Sun moves into Aries at the time of the Spring Equinox. This day has been celebrated for thousands of years and is deeply rooted in traditions of Zoroastrianism. Another name for this day is Nowruz, meaning new day.

Persian New Year is believed to have been celebrated since 247 BC. It was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010. It is celebrated annually around March 20th.

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Updated 03:19

Happy #Nowruz! Nowruz celebrates the arrival of spring and marks the Iranian or Persian New Year. It has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years. In 1962, the Shah and Empress of Iran visited the US, attending a dinner in their honor at the White House. https://t.co/li6wJvVTWS
— JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) March 20, 2023

“Nowruz Persian New Year Holiday Celebration with Mickey!” #nowruz https://t.co/xTO01X2OWn
— Omid Memarian (@Omid_M) March 15, 2023

The Iranian-American community singing along to #Baraye at the White House for an event celebrating the Persian New Year. The song has become an anthem for the protest movement in Iran. #Nowruz mobarak to all who celebrate. https://t.co/979kyFcftm
— Kethevane Gorjestani (@ketgorjestani) March 20, 2023

Persian New Year Facts & Quotes

The oldest records of Nowruz go back to 247 B.C during the Arsacid/Parthian times. Today it is celebrated in Afghanistan, Georgia, Albania, Iran, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Khane taken, which means house-cleaning, is an Iranian custom in preparation for the new year. Families will begin cleaning their homes weeks ahead of the new year.
On Nowruz, focus is placed on seven items. These items all start with the Persian letter س (sin) or S. They are placed on the haft-seen table as a tradition of Zoroastrianism. They are:
1) Seeb (apples) - symbols of health and beauty
2) Senjed (dried oleaster berries) - wisdom and rebirth
3) Samanu (wheat pudding) - strength and justice
4) Somaq (sumac) - patience
5) Serkeh (vinegar) - age
6) seer (garlic) - cleanses body and environment
7) Sabzeh (wheat, barley, lentils) - rejuvenation and new life
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year, but rather that we should have a new soul - G.K. Chesterton

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Updated 03:18 Mickey Mouse celebrates Persian New Year. Iranians are thrilled by the representation.

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Iranian Americans celebrate Persian New Year, Nowruz, with tempered spirits

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Persian New Year Top Events and Things to Do

Enjoy traditional foods like sumalak. Sumalak is a thick pudding made from wheatgrass. It is typically prepared for 24 hours ahead of time. Women sing folk songs while they prepare huge pots of the pudding.
Some other traditional dishes you can try include sabzi poli mahi, which is rice and herbs served with fish, and ash reshteh, which is a thick soup with noodles and beans.
Partake in the custom of Chaharshanbeh Soori, the symbolic burning of all that was negative from the previous year. It is custom to jump over bonfires in the streets while shouting Give me your red color, take my yellow color. This symbolizes how the fire will take away the yellow of sickness and give back the red of health and warmth.
Watch the documentary A Splash of Nowruz (2014) to see how some people celebrate the Persian New Year.