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Nowruz (; ; literally "New Day") is the name of the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by Iranian people, along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning of the New Year.
It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Western Asia. It marks the first day of Farvardin in the Iranian calendar.
Nowruz is the day of the vernal equinox, and marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day, depending on where it is observed. The moment the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year, and families gather together to observe the rituals.
Although having Iranian and religious Zoroastrian origins, Nowruz has been celebrated by people from diverse ethno-linguistic communities for thousands of years. It is a secular holiday for most celebrants that is enjoyed by people of several different faiths, but remains a holy day for Zoroastrians.
Nowruz is the celebration of the Persian new year.
Nowruz may also refer to:
- Nowruz-e Ali, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Nowruz oil field in the Persian Gulf, run by the National Iranian Oil Company
- Novruz in Iran
- Novruz in Azerbaijan
- Nowruz in the Zoroastrian faith
- Bahá'í Naw-Rúz, the celebration of the Bahá'í new year
- Nawruz Beg, 14th century Khan of the Blue Horde
- Nawrūz (Mongol emir) (d. 1297), of the Ilkhanid era