print email comment close Norooz, NoRuz, NowRuz (Persian New Year) URL: http://www.farsinet.com/norooz/ Description: Celebrated at the spring equinox, Nowrooz is the Persian New Year. The history and traditions of this Iranian holiday and its components (Haji Firuz, Chahar Shanbeh Suri, Fal-Gush, Haft-Sinn, and SeezDeh BeDar) are described in words and pictures at this site. Includes a countdown to the beginning of this important season. Publisher: FarsiNet Extra Keywords Middle East Persia Library of Congress Subject Headings: Holidays -- Iran Iran LII classic content Nawruz (Festival) LII Database Information: Record 11027 created by Martha Gifford on 10/16/1999 Last modification on 08/10/2004 Published: 10/16/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/11027