Nowruz (welcoming spring)
Nowruz, an Irani festival
celebrated on 21 March, originates from the Persian New Year (the first month
of the year). According to their Persian solar calendar, its custom is
integrated with many traditions, cultures, and faiths over time.
“ Now” means new “ruz” day, which can be translated as a new day marked as the beginning of spring. More than a 300million people in many countries, i.e., central Asia, the Middle East, and beyond include India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Iran, and many other countries.
Nowruz is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervor; it’s also a celebration of spiritual renewal and a spirit of gratitude for a blessing. This festival for a couple of weeks many regions celebrate it differently. Food items starting with the letter “s” in Persian are dished out coins are also laid in the dish, which is considered a symbol of prosperity and good fortune. It always features cleaning of the house, wearing new clothes, family visits, and wishing good charm and worth to each other.
The United States
proclaimed “The International Day of Nowruz” on 21 March. And has praised it
for promoting “peace and solidarity.”
In Pakistan, especially in
Gilgit-Baltistan, it is celebrated with a start of morning prayers where
everyone prays together for the prosperity of their country. People gather in
grass fields with their families and bring their newborn babies. Girls use
ropes for swinging among the locals of Gilgit-Baltistan, “Bookmark” a must-cook
dish in everyone’s homes.
Although the boundaries
among the countries have divided us, there are still some ancient festivals
that unite us under the one flag that is the flag of human beings.
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