Iranian New Year (Nowruz)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iranian_New_Year_(Nowruz)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:public_holiday
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Nowruz
gptkbp:celebratedIn	gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Azerbaijan gptkb:Central_Asia gptkb:Iran gptkb:Tajikistan gptkb:Kurdistan parts of the Middle East
gptkbp:dateObserved	March 20 March 21
gptkbp:duration	13 days
gptkbp:etymology	Persian for 'new day'
gptkbp:firstCelebrated	over 3,000 years ago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Iranian New Year (Nowruz)
gptkbp:mainCustom	gptkb:Chaharshanbe_Suri gptkb:Haft-Seen_table gptkb:Sizdah_Bedar visiting family and friends spring cleaning
gptkbp:marking	vernal equinox first day of spring
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:ancient_Persia
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Albania gptkb:Azerbaijan gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Iran gptkb:Kazakhstan gptkb:Kyrgyzstan gptkb:Tajikistan gptkb:Turkmenistan gptkb:Uzbekistan gptkb:India_(Parsi_community) Iraq (Kurdistan Region) Pakistan (Parsi community)
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:UNESCO gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Zoroastrianism secular
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:fish dish garlic apple candles coins mirror sumac painted eggs hyacinth wheat sprouts sweet pudding (samanu)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	2010
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:March_equinox
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7