| Naw-Rúz |
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| Pronunciation: no-rooz |
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| Redirected from: Feast of Naw-Rúz, Nawruz, Now-Ruz, Nowruz, No Roz, No-Rooz, Norouz, Navroz |
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| (literally, New Day) The Bahá'í New Year. Like the ancient Persian New Year, it occurs on the spring equinox, which
generally falls on 21 March†. If the equinox falls after sunset on 21 March†, Naw-Rúz
is celebrated on 22 March†, since the Bahá'í day begins at sunset. For the present,† however, the celebration of Naw-Rúz is
fixed on 21 March.† In the Bahá'í
calendar, Naw-Rúz falls on the day of Bahá of the month of Bahá. |
| The Festival of Naw-Rúz marks the end of the month of fasting and is a joyous
time of celebration. It is a Bahá'í
Holy Day on which work is to be suspended. |
| [BD 170] |
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| New Day. Bahá'í New Year's Day, which falls on March 21st† only if the vernal equinox precedes
the sunset on that day. Should the vernal equinox take place after sunset, Naw-Rúz
is celebrated on the following day. Iranian tradition ascribes the Naw-Rúz
to Jams̲h̲íd, pre-Deluge ruler in a golden age, who established the solar
year. Although the Persians adopted the lunar calendar of Islám,
they never abandoned the celebration of Naw-Rúz. |
| [BG 38] |
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| "New Day." Name applied to the Bahá'í New Year's Day; according to the Persian calendar, the day on which the sun enters
Aries. |
| [DB 676] |
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