Nowruz

Nowruz (, , ) is New Year's Day on the Iranian calendars, including the currently used Solar Hijri calendar. Historically, it has been observed by Iranian peoples, but is now celebrated by many Persianate cultures worldwide. It is a festival based on the Northern Hemisphere spring equinox, and thus usually coincides with a date between 19 March and 22 March on the Gregorian calendar.

fire jumping festival, celebrated in Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan

Haft Seen or Haft sin (, ) is an arrangement of seven symbolic items whose names start with the letter "س" (pronounced as "seen"), the 15th letter in the Persian alphabet; "haft" (هفت) is Persian for "seven". It is traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, is a celebration of the beginning of spring and the start of a new year celebrated in more than 20 countries. With its special customs and traditions, such as the Haft sin table, this

Iranian holiday

character in Iranian folklore who appears in the streets by the beginning of Nowruz

traditional holiday

character from Iranian folklore

mythical character in Iranian folklore

nowruz in Uzbekistan

Kurdish new year holiday

(former) public holiday in Afghanistan, banned during the Taliban rule

Takam-Chi (Azerbaijani: تکم چی), or Takam Gardān (meaning, the one who turns around the Takam), is the person who plays the Takam. Both Takam and Takam-Chi are Turkic-Azari words.

thumb|An Iranian girl washes her rug in house yard, Nowruz 2018. Khāne-takānī () is an Iranian tradition of spring cleaning and part of the Norouz festival.