Nowruz celebration at pasargad

Every year during Nowruz holiday, Takht Jamshid and Pasargad ancient site are one of the main destinations of Nowruz travelers in Iran. In recent months, the arrest of some attendees at the ceremony
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The Tomb of Cyrus the Great is located in the former Persian capital of Pasargadae, now a UNESCO-listed town in Iran.
Nowruz represents the Iranian or Persian New Year, celebrated by various ethnicities worldwide, being a festival based on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, on the Spring Equinox, on or around March 21st on the Gregorian calendar. The Iranian word Nowruz literally means “new day”.
As the Spring Equinox, Nowruz marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the moment at which the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year.
The most important thing to know about Nowruz’s origin story is that it’s rooted in Zoroastrianism, an ancient Persian religion that predates both Christianity and Islam. Presently, while it is largely a secular holiday for most celebrants and enjoyed by people of several different faiths and backgrounds, Nowruz remains a holy day for Zoroastrians and some Muslim communities.
Traditional customs of Nowruz include fire and water, ritual dances, gift exchanges, reciting poetry, symbolic objects and more, and they differ between the diverse peoples and countries that celebrate the festival. But Nowruz is less about a single day than a general celebration of being able to wipe away the dust, grime, and sadness of the old in order to start anew. It’s about the endless possibilities that come with a blank slate. As it is fitting for Persian and Zoroastrian culture, the ceremonies surrounding Nowruz center on community, family, and a deep respect for tradition.
For Iranians, Nowruz is the first day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian solar calendar, which is the official calendar in use in Iran, as well as Afghanistan. While Nowruz has been celebrated since the reform of the Iranian calendar in the 11th century to mark the new year, the United Nations officially recognized the “International Day of Nowruz” with the adoption of Resolution 64/253 by the United Nations General Assembly in February 2010, thus including it on its List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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