Norooz, The Persian New Year

In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Persian New Year Celebration, or Norooz, always begins on the first day of spring. Norooz ceremonies with thousands of years history are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End and the Rebirth; or Good and Evil.

with various local pronunciations and spellings, meaning 'New Day') is the traditional Iranian new year holiday celebrated by Iranian people and initiated in Ancient Iran. Apart from Iran, the celebration has spread in many other parts of the world (specially the parts which belonged to the Greater Iran) including parts of West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Caucasus, between kurdish population of Turkey, the Crimea, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia.

Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the Iranian year. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox (the start of spring in the northern hemisphere), which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.

The term Nowruz first appeared in Persian records in the second century AD, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC), where kings from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to the emperor (Shahanshah) of Persia on Nowruz.

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[PersianCulture]

Well happy new year to you and all kurdish too. Also Georgians, Afghanies, Indian Parsis and everybody who celebrates Norooz.

[KingOfKurdsKommagene]

long live the Kurds and Persian !!!!

[kalimaganeshshivan]

Where do you think the Kurds came from? They are an ancient Iranian tribe. There are many Greek tribes who were originally Persian or Median peoples as well. Sumerians, Mesopotamians and Persians were the architects of yesterday's and today's societies. Kurds need to reconnect with there Persian roots and stop isolating themselves. If they had joined with the Iranians then Saddam Hussein would not have singled them out for genocide.

[PersianPimp31]

Long live the Iranian People !!

Long live the kurdish People !!

Long live the Afghani People !!

Long live the Tajik People !!

Long live the Georgian People !!

[zippoOoO18]

@SultanOfSwords hahaha you kurds have nothing;) not even a land, so how can you mountain sheeps have a culture? lol :P

[MrAfreeworld]

@peywend Zoroastrians actualy began with Afghans :P

[MrAfreeworld]

@SultanOfSwords Ye right...Kurds only have Salah'O'Din and since I'm not muslim I don't care about him. Kurds usaly have a feeling of being ignored and that makes you say such things, It is a fact that Nowroz is Persian but it is celebrated by most ethnicities in the area.

[SultanOfSwords]

Newroz is Kurdish. Persians dont have culture, its all stolen from Kurds.

[Dzongka]

Regards to all Indo-Iranian peoples. Proud to be one myself.

From India with love.

[zippoOoO18]

i met oneday ONE IDIOT MONGOL TURK SAID NOWROZ IS TURKISH! AND I SAID WTAHT THE FUCK U DONKEY MONGOL HAHAH EVEN THE NAME IS PERSIAN(FARSI)

[zippoOoO18]

viva all iranic people=)

[peywend]

Zoroastrian are kurds what greek greek greek bla bla bla fuck off u

[peywend]

plz dont lie so match in turkiya only kurd have nowroz not fucking turks.