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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:20 pm    Post subject: HAPPY NOROOZ (NEW YEAR)! Reply with quote

Only New Year's related information should be posted to this thread!


Norooz, in english, means "new day". It is the new day that starts the year, traditionally the exact astronomical beginning of Spring. For thousands of years, Norooz varied. The Zoroastrian religious calendar, used before Islam, consisted of 12 months with 30 days each, making 360 days, plus a “stolen five” (Panjeh-ye Mostareghe) days that was held at the end of each year, adding up to 365 days.

Early astronomers were not aware of the leap years and did not add and additional day every four years, thus causing the variance of Norooz. The other fact was that during the chaotic times and moments of unrest in the country such as time of Alexander, or at the end of the Ashkanids, people forgot to add the five stolen days, thus resulting in another problem in the calendar. During the Sasanid era Tansar, the head priest (Mubedhan-i Mubedh) of Ardeshir I unsuccessfully tried to organize the calendar.

There are accounts of Norooz in Autumn, winter or even Summer! The first person who re-organised the calendar successfully was Omar Khayyam, the mathematician and astronomer of 5th century H (11-12th AD). He drew a chart for the year and put the start of the year at the moment of Aries’ entrance to the house of Sun. He made a calendar of 6 months with 31 days, and 6 months with 30 days making a total 365 days, and suggested the addition of 1 day every four years and also addition of a months every 13,000 years. This is the most complete calendar ever made.

Khayyam called it “the Jalali Calendar” because of “Jalal” al-Din Malekshah Saljuqi, his patron king. Currently, his calendar is called the “Khorshidi”(Sun based) calendar, as oppose to the Arabic “Ghamari” (moon based) calendar. Although Khayyam was Iranian and he created this calendar based on the pre-Islamic calendar of Zoroastrians, it was not used widely in Iran until the 1925 AD(1304 HS) when Reza Shah Pahlavi ordered it to be used instead of “Ghamari” calendar. In the process of finding names for the months, there are some interesting mistakes happened which are note-worthy.

The first month is originally called “Fravartishn”, but when they wanted to choose it as the name, they found it too hard, so they made it shorter by calling it Farvardin. Second month was originally Ardibehesht, but it became Ordibehesht. Fifth month, Mordad, was suppose to be Amordad, but the Mordad form sounded better.

Seventh months Mehr was “Mithr” at first, but ‘th’ sound is hard to pronounce in Farsi, so they chose the acceptable replacement of ‘h’. Azar, the ninth months was “Atar” at first, but it sounds too Zoroastrian, so ‘z’ was found to be more acceptable. And finally, the last month was “Esfandarmadh(z)”, but oh god, who is going to say that! So “Esfand” was thought of as more suitable, although it is the name of a spice! Now, in ahistorical sense, Norooz is the oldest Iranian holiday.
Together with Mehregan (entrance of Libra to the house of Sun), it was one of the “two” new years of ancient Aryans. Mehregan was the first day of the “cold” year (Autumn and Winter), and Norooz was the start of the “warm” year (Spring and Summer). It is said that Norooz is chosen as the official holiday by King Yama (Jamsheed), the ancient Iranian king who is the hero of the mythological story of expanding the earth. According to the story, when Yama expanded the earth three times, he ordered the day of the last expantion to be called Norooz, a New Day for the Iranian race.

The truth most likely lies somewhere in between this story and the fact that Norooz is the beginning of the Spring. It could be that Norooz was already a holiday for the Aryans, but when it coincided with an important event in the reign of Jamsheed, it was chosen to be the "special" holiday. What ever it might have been, Norooz became the most important holiday in Iran after the Islam. Comparing to Norooz, Mehregan and Sadeh (another important Iranian holiday) lost their importance. The selection of Norooz as the only standing "Iranian" holiday after Islam might also be a direct result of the limitations imposed on Iranians by Moselm rulers.


For Iranians after Islam, Norooz was a sign of holding on to the national values. It helped them to remember their heritage in spite of cultural attacks of Arabs, Mongols, Turks, and Westerners. Norooz continues its role of national pride in this world of cultural trades and influences. For the Iranians out side home, Norooz is an element of nostalgia and a reminder of home, at least once a year. Although Norooz has some outside influences like Qoran and the Arabic prayer during the beginning of the year, but it still holds the distinctively Iranian values of health, green-ness, life, light, and happiness. Noroozetan Pirooz!






Above, a Now Ruz (Norooz) public performance at Tehran's Rudaki Hall during Shah's Era.
Every house prepares a display known a "Haft-sin" (the Seven S's), consisting of seven objects the name of which in Persian begins with the letter S, completed by a mirror and a bowl of goldfish.
It is considered unlucky to stay at home on the thirteenth day of the Now Ruz festival, and a massive national picnic takes place, the favoured spot; being a grassy riverside.
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Norooz & other countries - By Neda Network

Norooz is the new year holiday in Iran, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of India and among the Kurds. The word itself literally means "new day" in Persian, and the festival marks the beginning of the solar year and new year on the Iranian calendar, as well as among several other nationalities.
This year, Norooz falls on Monday March 20, with the following day, the vernal
equinox, being the first day of the new year. Norooz traditionally celebrates the awakening of nature, and even the triumph of good over the oppressive darkness of winter. It is a time to celebrate life at the time when life begins or is renewed for much of that which is on the earth. The new year is marked at the instant the sun leaves the astrological sign of Pisces and enters that of Aries.
This renewal of nature is the essence of this millennia-old tradition. Originally held as a spring festival, it is believed to have been first acknowledged and named "Norooz" by the mythical Persian emperor Jamshid. Others credit the Achaemenid dynasty of the 12th century B.C. for institutionalizing the Norooz festival.
The spirit and significance of the holiday has often made Norooz a target for foreign invaders and anti-nationalist forces throughout the history of Iran. Alexander the Great and the Arab conquerors a thousand years later tried to eliminate the holiday. The Soviet Union banned it in Central Asia and Azerbaijan, as it was considered a nationalist or Islamic holiday.
The celebration was banned in Kurdish sections of Turkey, though, for the last few years, Turkish officials have allowed some festivities.


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Empress Farah Pahlavi´s New Year messege, Audio

http://www.verdenet.com/farah/180305.wma
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Happpy Norooz to all Iranians and Happy New Year; 2713 Irani


Shahanshai ignores parts of our history and is thus not just!
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Shahanshai ignores parts of our history and is thus not just!


Mosalman/Taazi-parast:

Did it hurt you somewhere? I know it did. You can take your filthy TAAZI (arabic) calendar with you when you try to flee or once we deport you. I've heard these days that your families (akhoonds) have special airplanes ready to lift off their filthy offspring and themselves as soon as there are signs that the end is near. Indeed the END IS NEAR for you and the filthy terrorists which you support and are funded by. Can you hear marching boots? It's the marching boots of the Iranian people coming to crush your filthy Islamic Republic.

Take your SHIITE somewhere else.


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Shahanshai ignores parts of our history and is thus not just!


Mosalman/Taazi-parast:

Did it hurt you somewhere? I know it did. You can take your filthy TAAZI (arabic) calendar with you when you try to flee or once we deport you. I've heard these days that your families (akhoonds) have special airplanes ready to lift off their filthy offspring and themselves as soon as there are signs that the end is near. Indeed the END IS NEAR for you and the filthy terrorists which you support and are funded by. Can you hear marching boots? It's the marching boots of the Iranian people coming to crush your filthy Islamic Republic.

Take your SHIITE somewhere else.


Ba Sepaas



I think you misunderstood me my friend. I am saying we must understand the correct Iranian year, rather than the first PERSIAN king and dynasty era. the first iraniana empire (median) was founded earlier and about 150 years before cyrus. The medians were in north-western iran (today’s greater azerbijan and Kurdistan). We must celebrate our true foundation and that began about 150 years before Cyrus.


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