Noruz

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Definition

Noun: 1. The Persian New Year holiday: Noruz (also spelled Nowruz) is the traditional festival marking the first day of spring and the beginning of the new year in the Iranian calendar. It is celebrated at the vernal equinox.

Usage
  • Noruz is a major cultural celebration with roots in Zoroastrianism.
  • Preparations for Noruz often involve spring cleaning and setting a special table called the .
  • The exact moment of the equinox marks the precise time of the new year, known as .
Examples
  • Noun:
    • Families gather together to celebrate Noruz.
    • The Noruz holiday lasts for 13 days.
    • A common Noruz tradition is visiting elders and relatives.
Advanced Usage
  • "Noruz table" or "Haft-Seen table": Refers to the symbolic spread of seven items starting with the Persian letter 'Sin' (S), each representing a hope for the new year.
  • "Noruz Mobarak": A common greeting meaning "Happy New Year."
Variants and Related Words
  • Nowruz: The most common alternate transliteration.
  • Novruz, Navruz, Norooz: Other common variant spellings.
  • Persian New Year: The English descriptive term.
  • Spring Equinox: The astronomical event coinciding with Noruz.
Synonyms
  • New Year (in the specific context of Persian/Iranian culture)
  • Spring festival
Related Phrases
  • Chaharshanbe Suri: The festival of fire celebrated on the last Wednesday before Noruz.
  • Sizdah Bedar: The 13th day of Noruz, when people go outdoors for a picnic to avoid bad luck.
Noun
  1. (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox

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