Iranian and Turkic people celebrate Nowruz

21 марта 2018

Today, the Iranian and Turkic peoples celebrate one of the most ancient holidays on Earth – Nowruz, a holiday of spring and the New Year on the astronomical solar calendar. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani on Nowruz 1397, also known as the Persian New Year. Nowruz can be translated from Persian as a "new day". The holiday symbolizes the beginning of a new life. It was first celebrated in the 7th century BC.