Nowruz

Nowruz is the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which begins on the Spring equinox, marking the first day of Farvardin, the first month of... Wikipedia

  • Observed by:  Afghanistan, Albania (by Bektashi Muslims), Armenia (by Iranian Armenians, Kurds and Yezidis), Azerbaijan, Bangladesh (by Bangladeshi Shia Muslims and others), China (by Tajiks and Turkic peoples), Georgia (by Azerbaijanis), India (by Iranis, Parsis and some Indian Muslims), Iran, Iraq (by Kurds and Turkmens), Israel (by Persian Jews, Kurdish Jews, Mountain Jews and Bukharan Jews), Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Northern Cyprus, Pakistan (by Balochs, Baltis, Iranis, Parsis and Pashtuns), Russia (by Tabasarans), Syria (by Kurds), Tajikistan, Turkey (by Azerbaijanis, Kurds and Yörüks), Turkmenistan, Ukraine (by Crimean Tatars), Uzbekistan
  • Significance:  New Year holiday
  • Date:  March 20, 2021, varies between March 19, 20, 21
  • date:  March 20, 2021, varies between March 19, 20, 21
  • Frequency:  annual
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo