Persian New Year

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AKA Name	Nowruz, Iranian New Year
Hashtags	#PersianNewYear
Related Hashtags	#Nowruz
2021 Date	March 20, 2021
2022 Date	March 20, 2022

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Persian New Year in 2021

Saturday, Mar 20

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Persian New Year History

Persian New Year is celebrated in honor of spring and the new year. The Persian New Year is called Nowruz, literally, it means "new day", and it is a celebration of nature’s rebirth that lasts for two weeks. Nowruz starts at the stroke of the vernal equinox, when the sun crosses the equator.

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Persian New Year Facts & Quotes

Nowruz has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years and it is profoundly grounded in the rituals and traditions of the Zoroastrian religion.
Nowruz is celebrated in more than one country, India, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan celebrate the holiday.
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
On the last Wednesday before Nowruz people address their spiritual cleanliness jumping over fire pits, and reciting a variation of the following rhyme: "Give me your beautiful red color: And take my sickly pallor."

Persian New Year Top Events and Things to Do

Nowruz is the holiday that brings all the Persian families together. They ending up cleaning their house, repairing any fixtures or furniture on that holiday week.