nowruz
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Definition
Noun: 1. A traditional festival marking the New Year: Nowruz is a major cultural and religious holiday celebrating the beginning of spring and the new year in the solar calendar. It is observed at the moment of the vernal equinox. 2. A celebration of renewal and rebirth: The holiday symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, the renewal of nature, and the start of a new year with hope and prosperity.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Families gather to celebrate Nowruz with a special table called the Haft-Seen.
- Nowruz is a time for visiting relatives, exchanging gifts, and enjoying festive meals.
- The exact moment of Nowruz is calculated astronomically each year.
Advanced Usage
- "Nowruz celebrations": Refers to the various customs, rituals, and festivities associated with the holiday period.
- The Nowruz celebrations in our city include music, dance, and a public festival in the park.
- "Nowruz traditions": Denotes the specific cultural practices passed down through generations for the holiday.
- Jumping over bonfires is one of the ancient Nowruz traditions meant to cleanse the spirit.
Variants and Related Words
- Norouz: An alternative Romanized spelling of the Persian word.
- Nawroz: A common spelling variant used in some regions and languages.
- Newroz: The Kurdish name and spelling for the festival.
- Persian New Year: A descriptive term for the holiday in English.
- Spring Equinox Festival: A descriptive term highlighting its astronomical timing.
Synonyms
- New Year festival: A general term for celebrations marking the beginning of a new year.
- Spring festival: A general term for celebrations that welcome the spring season.
Related Phrases
- "Haft-Seen table": The traditional display of seven symbolic items starting with the Persian letter 'Sin' (S), which is central to Nowruz celebrations.
- "Chaharshanbe Suri": The festival of fire celebrated on the last Wednesday before Nowruz.
Noun
- (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