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From Azerbaijan To India, Spring Festival Norouz Begins

by Abbas Djavadi on March 20, 2009

nowruzBy Abbas Djavadi, Bruce Pannier

Across much of the non-Arab Muslim world, people are celebrating Norouz, the festival that marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year.

The pre-Islamic holiday with roots in the Zoroastrian religion of ancient Persia — perhaps the world’s first monotheistic faith — is observed in Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, parts of India, and among the Kurds.

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Happy Nowrooz!

by Abbas Djavadi17.03.2009
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Nowrooz is the new year holiday in Iran, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of India and among the Kurds. The word itself literally means “new day” in Persian, and the festival marks the beginning of the solar year and new year on the Iranian calendar, as well as among several other nationalities.
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