Post by Caliph on Apr 30, 2015 12:38:08 GMT
The United Nations in its Feb. 23, 2010 General embly recognized
March 21 as International Day of Nowruz to let the New Year festivity of
over 300 million people across the globe become officially
international.
According
to the preamble of the resolution on the International Day of Nowruz,
which means new day, member states were asked to register March 21 as
the International Day of Nowruz in their official calendars. The UN
resolution has described Nowruz as the day of the vernal equinox, which
is celebrated for over 3,000 years by more than 300 million people
worldwide as the beginning of the new year.
Nowruz marks
the beginning of the New Year in Iran and Afghanistan. In addition to
Iran, with official and unofficial holidays during Nowruz, it is
celebrated as an official holiday in many other countries although
Nowruz is not the beginning of the new year in some countries.
in Afghanistan coincides with March 21, like the Islamic Republic of
Iran. Nowruz is specially and gloriously celebrated in Balkh and its
provincial capital city Mazar Sharif for two weeks. Afghans observe
other festivals and ceremonies on the occasion of the New Year namely
Rose Festival. It is a special festival observed in the first 40 days of
the year on the occasion of the growing of the red roses. During these
40 days people from other places take a trip to Mazar Sharif to take
part in the festival. Dehqan (Farmer) Festival is another ceremony
observed in the first day of the year in the presence of high-ranking
state officials. In Afghanistan, people celebrate New Year by Haft Miveh
or Seven Fruits instead of “Haft Seen” (or the seven 'S's, meaning
seven items starting with the Persian letter S), as observed in Iran.
Haft Miveh is something like fruit salad comprising of seven dried
fruits (raisins, senjed – the dried fruit of the oleaster tree -
pistachio, hazel, apricot halves, walnut, plum). Translated by: Sadroddin Musawi
March 21 as International Day of Nowruz to let the New Year festivity of
over 300 million people across the globe become officially
international.
According
to the preamble of the resolution on the International Day of Nowruz,
which means new day, member states were asked to register March 21 as
the International Day of Nowruz in their official calendars. The UN
resolution has described Nowruz as the day of the vernal equinox, which
is celebrated for over 3,000 years by more than 300 million people
worldwide as the beginning of the new year.
Nowruz marks
the beginning of the New Year in Iran and Afghanistan. In addition to
Iran, with official and unofficial holidays during Nowruz, it is
celebrated as an official holiday in many other countries although
Nowruz is not the beginning of the new year in some countries.
in Afghanistan coincides with March 21, like the Islamic Republic of
Iran. Nowruz is specially and gloriously celebrated in Balkh and its
provincial capital city Mazar Sharif for two weeks. Afghans observe
other festivals and ceremonies on the occasion of the New Year namely
Rose Festival. It is a special festival observed in the first 40 days of
the year on the occasion of the growing of the red roses. During these
40 days people from other places take a trip to Mazar Sharif to take
part in the festival. Dehqan (Farmer) Festival is another ceremony
observed in the first day of the year in the presence of high-ranking
state officials. In Afghanistan, people celebrate New Year by Haft Miveh
or Seven Fruits instead of “Haft Seen” (or the seven 'S's, meaning
seven items starting with the Persian letter S), as observed in Iran.
Haft Miveh is something like fruit salad comprising of seven dried
fruits (raisins, senjed – the dried fruit of the oleaster tree -
pistachio, hazel, apricot halves, walnut, plum). Translated by: Sadroddin Musawi
Happy Nowrooz
