* Nowruz: New Year's Day in Iran and several other countries ; also a holiday in Turkey and Central Asian countries as well, celebrated on the day of the equinox

He also decreed that the Nowruz celebrations for the Iranian year 1342 ( which fell on 21 March 1963 ) be canceled as a sign of protest against government policies.

The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC also hosted an exhibition of beautifully illustrated folios from the 14th through the 16th centuries, called " Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings ", which was on view from October 2010 to April 2011, coinciding with a museum celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

Fuller information on the naming of months will be found below, but it should be noted that the first month of the year was called Frawardin, and the first day of Frawardin was the ' New Year's Day ' or Nawruz ( also reckoned Now-Ruz, Nowruz, No Roz, No-Rooz, Norouz, or Navroz ), from which all other religious observances were reckoned-this day being, in theory, the day of the Northern vernal equinox, 21 March ( Gregorian ).

Later they were also used to determine the exact holy days of pre-Islamic religions, such as the Nowruz, Chelah, or Yaldā-the shortest, longest, and equal-length days and nights of the years.

It is also one of the seven items which are used in Haft Sin or the seven ' S's which is a traditional table setting of Nowruz, the traditional Persian spring celebration.

Later they were also used to determine the exact holy days of pre-Islamic religions, such as the Nowruz, Chelah, or Yaldā-the shortest, longest, and equal-length days and nights of the years.

The country also recognizes Orthodox Christmas as well as the traditional Persian festival of Nowruz.

Later they were also used to determine the exact holy days of pre-Islamic religions, such as the Nowruz, Chelah, or Yaldā-the shortest, longest, and equal-length days and nights of the years.

People of ancient Egypt knew this and Nowruz ( literally " New Day " ) in Persia is also based on this observation.

Even the Turkish and Mongol invaders did not attempt to abolish Nowruz in favor of any other celebration.

Kings gave two audiences a year: one audience at Nowruz and other at Mehregān.

For calendars that have March 21 as Nowruz or New Year's Day ( i. e. in the Fasili and Bastani variants of the Zoroastrian calendar as well as in the Iranian civil calendar ), Mehrgān falls on October 2.

The ancient Zoroastrians painted eggs for Nowruz, their New Year celebration, which falls on the Spring equinox.

* The Iranian New Year, called Nowruz, is the day containing the exact moment of the Northward equinox, which usually occurs on 20 or 21 March, commencing the start of the spring season.

Ignorant of the Egyptian language for the most part, the Arabs confused the Egyptian new year's celebrations, which the Egyptians called the feast of Ni-Yarouou ( the feast of the rivers ), with the Persian feast of Nowruz.

The first day of spring ( celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on 21 March or the previous or following day depending on where it is observed ) is the beginning of the new year, Nowruz, in the Iranian calendar.

Also called the Festival of Fire, it is a prelude to Nowruz, which marks the arrival of spring.

In his 1971 Nowruz ( New Year ) speech, the Shah declared that 1971 would be Cyrus the Great Year, during which a grand commemoration would be held to celebrate 2, 500 years of Persian monarchy.

The Zoroastrian New Year coincides with the Iranian New Year of Nowruz, and is celebrated by the Parsis in India and by Zoroastrians and Persians across the world.

This time marks the Persian New Year, and is referred to as Nowruz.

* Nowruz ( Iranian New Year )-Starts from 21 March

There is an annual air show for the remembrance of War Heroes at the beginning of the Iranian New Year ( Nowruz ): hold from March 21 to 4 April, it is the only military Air show in Iran.

One such occasion would be the annual event of Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

Shah Abbas, here for the first time celebrated the Nowruz ( New Year's Day ) of 1006 AH / 1597 A. D. A large and massive rectangular structure, the Ali Qapu is high and has six floors, fronted with a wide terrace whose ceiling is inlaid and supported by wooden columns.

Others in Iran have expressed " particular displeasure " at her for sending celebration messages to Iranians for Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.

Shah Abbas, here for the first time celebrated the Nowruz ( New Year's Day ) of 1006 AH / 1597 C. E.

In Biruni's 11th century Book of Instructions in the Elements of the Art of Astrology ( 233 ), the astronomer observed that " some people have given the preference to Mihragān Nowruz, i. e. New Year's day / Spring Equinox by as much as they prefer autumn to spring.

This fragment of the legend is part of a greater cycle that ties Mehrgan with Nowruz ; Dahak vanquished Jamshid ( who the legends have as the one establishing Nowruz or New Year's Day ), and Fereydun vanquishes Dahak, so restoring the balance.

The relationship between Mehrgān and the various calendars is perhaps better understood relative to New Year's Day ( Nowruz ).

The Julian Day Number of Nowruz, the first day, of Year Y of the Yazdegirdi Era is therefore 1952063 + ( Y-1 ) x 365.

" We have proposed Tirgan Festivity, Tabari Nowruz, to be named as Damavand National Day ," he added.

The band later became known as the amateur band of Habibia High School and performed in local concerts during celebratory occasions like Nowruz, Eid ul-Fitr, and Afghan Independence Day.

For the vernal ( spring ) equinox, several spring-time festivals are celebrated, such as the Persian Nowruz, the observance in Judaism of Passover and in most Christian churches of Easter.

The gift created two endowments, one for a yearly celebration of the Persian holiday of Nowruz and another to build a collection of and celebrate contemporary Iranian art.

Following the demise of the caliphate and the subsequent re-emergence of Persian dynasties such as the Samanids and Buyids, Nowruz was elevated to an even more important event.

Thus, Nowruz remained as the main celebration in the Persian lands by both the officials and the people.

At least in Evin prison the Persian Nowruz celebration was banned.

* Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar.

Under the Sassanid kings, Nowruz was celebrated as the most important day of the year.

* Haft-Sin, traditional table setting of Nowruz, the traditional Iranian spring celebration.