Nowruz was originally a Zoroastrian festival. Today, almost all Iranians are Muslims. Yet, they all celebrate Nowruz with great pomp and many see themselves as cultural inheritors of ancient Persia. How is it that Indian origin Muslims do not celebrate ancient Indian festivals… Show more Quote Alex Kennedy @therealmindman · Mar 20 0:15 Kermanshah,Iran today as Nowruz was celebrated makes me proud happy
#NEW Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi sent a Nowruz message to Iranians. —We have been suffering the long night of winter for 45 years. The night will pass, the day will come. — The darkness will pass and the light will once again illuminate and warm the Persian garden. Show more
I cannot get over the fact that President Biden’s statement marking the Persian New Year (Nowruz) randomly mentions the war in Gaza. Nowruz is not an Arab holiday or a Muslim holiday. And no mention of Afghanistan where the Taliban has canceled Show more
HISTORY LESSON FOR @POTUS Before Muslims COLONIZED the Persian Empire in 654, most Persians were Zoroastrian. Nowruz is the Zoroastrian New Year. Persians FOUGHT AGAINST MUSLIM CLERICS for the right to celebrate Show more
Arash Aalaei of @IranIntl_En says that the only other world leader, other than Biden, that ever mentioned Palestinians in their Persian New Year #Nowruz greetings to Iranians was Ayatollah Khamenei and the Iranian regime. Palestinians do not celebrate Show more
There is literally not a single Palestinian or Arab who celebrates Nowruz, which is an Iranian not an Islamic or Arab occasion, and yet Palestinians are there in the White House statement on Nowruz! Who is advising Biden on foreign policy?! Show more Quote Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz · 13h Biden is doing what Khamenei does. Making everything including now Nowruz about Palestinians. How can the Biden administration not understand that Iranians despise Hamas, don’t identify with the Palestinian cause, and don’t want their holiday celebrations to be tied to…
Replying to @PierrePoilievre FYI: Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, has a rich historical tapestry that spans over 3,000 years, originating in the ancient Near East. Rooted in Zoroastrianism, which was the predominant religion of Persia before the advent of Islam, Nowruz celebrates the rebirth of nature and… Show more
International Day of Nowruz is a celebration of spring and the new year. It recognizes that this time is one for rebirth and renewal as it occurs during the moment when the Sun moves into Aries at the time of the Spring Equinox.
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