Nowruz Festival 21st March

Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China,

Mar 17, 2010 – Nowruz (نوروز meaning ‘New Day’) is the traditional ancient Iranian festival and also the start day of Iranian “New Year”.

Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some ethnic groups in Albania, Bosnia, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia.

— snip — It is also a holy day for Ismailis, Alawites, Alevis, and adherents of the Bahá’í Faith.

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