Nowruz

American  

[nou-rooz] / naʊˈruz /

noun

1. the Persian New Year's Day.

2. Zoroastrianism.  the seventh feast of obligation, devoted to fire, the seventh creation.

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Usage

What is Nowruz? Nowruz is a New Year celebration that coincides with the vernal equinox.Nowruz originated as a Zoroastrian observance, but it is celebrated as a holy day in multiple faiths, including by some Muslims. It is also commonly celebrated in secular ways. It is sometimes called Persian New Year or Iranian New Year.Nowruz is most closely associated with Persian and Iranian culture, but it is also observed in many other places in Central Asia, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria—and by members of these communities around the world.Like many New Year celebrations, Nowruz focuses on renewal. Many people prepare for Nowruz by cleaning their homes for spring. One of the traditional ways to observe Nowruz involves setting up a spread of items known as a sofreh or haft-seen, in which the items represent the hopes for the year ahead.

Example Sentences

Even Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has repeatedly acknowledged the looming threat — speaking about water shortages in his Nowruz addresses in 2011 and on other occasions in the following years.

From BBC

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has fired one of his deputies for taking a "lavish" trip to Antarctica with his wife during Nowruz, the Persian new year.

From BBC

Iranians were celebrating the ancient Persian tradition of Chaharshanbeh Suri before the coming new year, Nowruz, which is on the first day of spring.

From New York Times

The film unfolds during Nowruz, a regenerative Persian holiday set on the spring equinox.

From New York Times

Though they have common elements such as lighting fire, the Sadeh festival is different from Nowruz which marks the Persian new year.

From Seattle Times