Photos by Rauf Mohseni, Mehr News Agency
Norouz national festival was held here on Sunday in the presence of presidential
aide Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaii and Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
Organization (CHTHO) Director Hamid Baqaii.
Norouz, meaning new day, is celebrated on 21 March, the day of the vernal
equinox, by more than 300 million people worldwide as the beginning of the new
year. It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in the Middle East, the
Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and other regions.
Information about Norouz
and events across the globe
Persian New Year 1389
New Year, Norouz 1389 - 2010 Times
Articles on Norouz:
Norouz is a
Celebration of Life
Norouz : Persian
New Year
Norouz, the (Iranians) New Year and the Haft-Sin Symbolism
