Nowruz Celebrated in Oman’s Muscat

TEHRAN (defapress)- The first day of year according to Persian calendar, also known as Nowruz, was celebrated at a ceremony in Iran’s embassy in the Omani capital city of Muscat on Friday.

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Date: 23 March 2019 - 00:15

Iranians residing in Oman attended the ceremony in the Iranian embassy in Muscat today to celebrate the New Persian Year and Nowruz.

Addressing the ceremony, Iranian Ambassador to Muscat Mohammad Reza Nouri Shahroudi referred to the designation of the New Iranian Year as the “Year of Boosting Production” by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and expressed hope that production of Iranian goods will witness significant growth in the New Year.

Nowruz, which coincides with the first day of spring on the solar calendar (this year started on March 21), is mostly celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

The International Day of Nowruz was registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on February 23, 2010.

For Iranians, Nowruz is a celebration of renewal and change, a time to visit relatives and friends, and pay respect to senior family members.

Iranians welcome the New Year by wearing new clothes and setting the Haft Seen, a table containing seven data-x-items starting with the letter 'S'; Sabzeh (freshly grown greens), Samanu (sweet wheat paste), Senjed (jujube), Seeb (apple), Seer (garlic), Serkeh (vinegar) and Somaq (sumac).

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