Friday, March 20, 2009

Nowruz 2568 (1388) will begin on: با شادباش نوروز - تحويل سال نو
تحويل سال نو ۲۵۶۸ - ساعت ۳ و ۱۴ دقيقه و ۪۰ ثانيه بعد از ظهر جمعه اول فروردين ۱۳۸۸ در ايران
Tehran: Friday:      03:14:00 PM      March 20, 2009
New York: Friday 07:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
Chicago: Friday 06:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
Denver: Friday 05:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
Los Angeles:      Friday 04:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
London: Friday 11:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
Paris: Friday 12:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
Rome: Friday 12:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
Berlin: Friday 12:44:00 AM March 20, 2009
Athens: Friday 01:44:00 PM March 20, 2009
Jerusalem: Friday 01:44:00 PM March 20, 2009
Moscow: Friday 02:44:00 PM March 20, 2009
Tokyo: Friday 08:44:00 PM March 20, 2009
Sydney: Friday 10:44:00 PM March 20, 2009
UTC/GMT: Friday 11:44:00 AM March 20, 2009

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happy nowrooz   
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By Milad and Ali

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In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Iranian New Year Celebration, or NOROOZ, always begins on the first day of spring. Nowruz ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End and the Rebirth; or Good and Evil. A few weeks before the New Year, Iranians clean and rearrange their homes. They make new clothes, bake pastries and germinate seeds as sign of renewal. The ceremonial cloth is set up in each household. Troubadours, referred to as Haji Firuz, disguise themselves with makeup and wear brightly colored outfits of satin. These Haji Firuz, singing and dancing, parade as a carnival through the streets with tambourines, kettle drums, and trumpets to spread good cheer and the news of the coming new year.

The origins of NoRuz are unknown, but they go back several thousand years predating the Achaemenian Dynasty. The ancient Iranians had a festival called “Farvardgan” which lasted ten days, and took place at the end of the solar year. It appears that this was a festival of sorrow and mourning, signifying the end of life while the festival of NoRuz, at the beginning of spring signified rebirth, and was a time of great joy and celebration.
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