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In the month of March many countries like Iran, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Turkey celebrate a festival which is named as Eid Nouroz. Nouroz starts in the first day of Spring and from that day begins the Iranian year or Bahá'í year. Eid Nouroz is not an Islamic festival but in Iran people celebrate it as Eid and named it Navroz.There is a myth that Persian king Jamshid introduced the festival for the first time before the end of last ice-age. It is mainly celebrated by the people of Zoroastrian religion.
To celebrate Eid Nouroz The Parsis and other people clean their houses and buy new clothes. Hyacinths and Tulips are the most popular flower for this season. The duration of the festival is twelve days.
Muslims share various kinds of nuts ans pastries during the festival. These are known as Ajileh Moshkel Gosha. Eid Haft Sin is one of the main rituals of Parsis. They serve 7 types of foods to the family members. These are -
- Sabzeh
- Samanu
- Senjed
- Sir
- Sib
- Somaq
- Serkeh
People eagerly wait for the festival Eid Nouroz and they really enjoy it with their family and friends. To know more about Eid Nouroz, please keep checking .
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