When Is Persian New Year 2023 (Nowruz)

Persian new year is popularly known as Nowruz (نوروز) , which all Persians around the world celebrate. Nowruz (Persian:نوروز) is a tradition that dates back to at least the 6th century BCE, and Persians celebrate it to honor the beginning of the new year and the arrival of spring. Interestingly, Nowruz is a Persian word that means “new day.” A number of nations along the Silk Roads hold this ancient ceremony on March 21st, including Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

Nowruz time and date (Iranian new year)

Tuesday March 21, 2023, 00:54 Iran time

Ankara, Turkey00:24

Persian New Year 2023 Time (Los Angeles Time)

Nowruz starts on the 1st day of Farvardin in the solar calendar, usually on March 20th or 21st. In Iran, the Nowruz holidays are for 13 days. Persians call the 13^th day of the Nowruz holidays Sizdah Be Dar, which we will introduce later in this article. This year, the Persian new year, Nowruz will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Traditions of Persian New Year

Every year on Nowruz, people get together with their loved ones to celebrate by dining, visiting one another, and giving presents. A wide variety of cultural events and customs also take place throughout this period. It’s common for families to get together for a traditional feast that includes cooked rice, fish, and many other local foods. Children receive a thirteen-day break from school, while the majority of adults are off from work during the Nowruz celebrations. Friends and family gather at one other’s homes for meals and chats over the holiday. It’s customary to do a spring cleaning of the homes a few weeks before Nowruz. It’s also common to acquire new clothes and new furnishings for the house during this time.

What Is Haft Sin Table? (هفت سین)

The preparation of the Haft-sin table is the most important task during the celebration of Nowruz. The Persian word for the number seven is “haft,” while the Persian word for the letter S is “sin.”  According to the definition, the Haft-sin table is a “table comprising seven objects that begin with the letter S.”

What Are Items in the Haft Sin Table?

So, Persians set the table with seven items whose names begin with S. in the following; we will name these seven items.

•       Sumac: it symbolizes patience.
•       Serkeh (Vinegar): it symbolizes strength
•       Sib (Apple): Apple represents health
•       Sir (Garlic): Garlic was historically popular to be a deterrent to evil, and considering the powerful scent garlic emits, we couldn’t entirely dismiss that hypothesis. It’s a sign of protection in the face of adversity.
•       Samanou (germinating wheat): Samanou serves as a reminder that in the fight for life, one must preserve their strength and power while gaining the required capacity to overcome problems throughout their life.
•       Sabzeh (sprouts): The sprouts might have grown from wheat, lentils, or mung beans, among other grains. Sabzeh is famous as a sign of freshness and greenery and represents human existence and the human relationship with nature. Sabzeh is also a symbol of rebirth.
•       Senjed (a kind of sweet fruit): It represents wisdom

Is Nowruz Haram in Islam?

You may have heard that celebrating any festival except religious ones is wrong, but it’s not true. There’s nothing Haram in celebrating Nowruz (Persian new year). So, don’t worry.

What Year Is It in Iran 2023?

This year, according to the solar calendar, it will be 1402 in Iran.

What Is Sizdah Be Dar?

Nature’s Day, also known as Sizdah Bedar, is an Iranian event celebrated yearly on the thirteenth day of the Nowruz holidays or Farvardin (the first month of the Iranian calendar). People picnic on this day in the fresh air. It symbolizes the ending of the Nowruz celebrations in Iran. Persians throw away the green sprouts picked for Haft-Sin, as part of a ceremony at the end of the picnic. The Iranian holiday of Lie of the Thirteen (دروغ سیزده) is a prank-playing equivalent of the American holiday of April Fools’ Day.