Happy Persian New Year 1396

Haft Sin Table

Haft Sin Table Source: SBS Persian

Nowruz literally "New Day" is the name of the Iranian New Year, [30-31] also known as the Persian New Year which is celebrated worldwide by the Iranian peoples, along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning of the New Year. It has been celebrated for over 3,000 years in Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin and the Balkans. It marks the first day of the first month (Farvardin) in the Iranian calendar.



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