What is Nowruz(pronounced “no-rooz”), meaning “New Day” in Persian, is a celebration tied closely to thevernal equinox, which typically falls on March 20th or 21st. It heralds the astronomical beginning of spring, a time when day and night are equal in length. This connection to natu...
It is solely celebrated by Iranian people who practice Parsiism. Worksheet 1. What did the people celebrate in the earliest version of the Nowruz? The return of light as the days got longer The return of the nomadic herding tribes to the camp ...