Google Doodle commemorates “International Nowruz Day 2024” on Tuesday, Nowruz Day 2024. Everything you need to know about the Persian New Year is provided here, including its date, history, significance, and more.

Nowruz 2024: In honor of “International Nowruz Day 2024,” Google debuted a specially crafted Google Doodle on Tuesday. Pendar Yousefi, a gifted guest artist from Iran, sought to express through his artwork the essence of his happy childhood Nowruz experiences in order to welcome the arrival of spring.

Over 300 million people worldwide celebrate Nowruz, which is the Farsi term for “new day” and is sometimes referred to as the Iranian or Persian New Year. Nowruz, an ancient celebration with Zoroastrian roots, comes on or around the spring equinox, usually between March 19 and March 21. It also marks the start of the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar.

The Silk Road nations of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are among those that typically celebrate the holiday.

This is everything you need to know about Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year in 2024.

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Nowruz 2024: Date and Timings

The Persian New Year, known as Nowruz (also spelled Norooz or Nowrooz), falls on the first day of the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, it will fall on a Wednesday, March 20, 2024, with Tehran, Iran marking the precise time of the vernal equinox at 6:36 AM. Nonetheless, the United Nations emphasizes the cultural significance and widespread observance of Nowruz by designating March 21st as the International Day of Nowruz.

Given that Nowruz is a global holiday celebrated throughout the year, the following are the precise times for Nowruz 2024 in various locations:

• 2024 March 20, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: 9:06 AM
• Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: 8:06 AM on March 20, 2024
• At 4:06 AM on March 20, 2024, in Tirana, Albania
• Georgia’s Tbilisi on March 20, 2024, at 7:06 A.M.
• March 20, 2024, at 7:06 AM in Baghdad, Iraq

Damascus, Syria: 6:06 a.m. on March 20, 2024 Nowruz 2024 will be observed on two dates in India because to disparate calendar customs. According to the Solar Hijri calendar, the first celebration will occur on March 20, 2024, in line with the worldwide observance of Nowruz on the spring equinox.

Due to the Shahenshahi calendar’s lack of leap years, the Parsi community in India has the unusual custom of celebrating two New Years. The second celebration is set for August 15, 2024.

History and Significance of Nowruz in 2024

Celebrated on the spring equinox, Nowruz, the Persian New Year, has been observed for over 3,000 years, stemming from Zoroastrianism in ancient Persia, or Iran. 

• 300 million people celebrate Nowruz worldwide, a holiday that is significant throughout Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin, the Balkans, and South Asia.
• This day marks the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the rebirth of the natural world. 
• According to UNESCO, this event heralds the entrance of spring and carries deep spiritual significance, signifying the triumph of good over evil and happiness over sorrow.

The festival is well-known for emphasizing harmony, unity, and respect for diverse cultures in an effort to unite people. The International Day of Nowruz was formally recognized by the UN in 2010, which strengthened the UN’s position as a catalyst for cross-cultural dialogue and world peace.

Customs that date back centuries include dancing, gift exchanging, fire-and-water ceremonies, and more. The haft-sin custom, in which families painstakingly arrange seven symbolic objects signifying rebirth and vigor, is the focal point of the celebrations.

We wish a happy Nowruz Mobarak to all of our readers!

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