Nowruz 2023: Google Doodle celebrates Persian new year with floral art
Google Doodle featured a floral doodle in honor of Nowruz 2023 on March 21. It mentioned, “As winter fades, and the northern hemisphere begins to thaw, it's time to celebrate Nowruz. Today's Doodle highlights this ancient holiday that marks the beginning of spring. More than 300 million people gather around the world on this day each year to celebrate the season of rebirth.”
Every year on March 21, Nowruz is observed. As the spring equinox signals the start of spring and represents the rebirth and renewal of nature, it is a very significant and celebrated global New Year event.
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Significance of Nowruz
According to reports, the United Nations designated it a national holiday on March 21, 2010. The name of the day, "Nauryz," "Navruz," or "Nowrouz," which means "new day," is also used for it.
More than 300 million people worldwide celebrate Nowruz, which has been around for three thousand years. The day honors the legendary Iranian king Jamshid, who is credited with developing the Persian or Shahenshahi calendar.
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History
The story goes that King Jamshed averted a winter that would have wiped out all life on earth. In addition, according to tradition, he constructed a throne covered in gems and summoned demons to carry him into the heavens, where he shone like the Sun.
All the creatures came around him and showered him in gems, heralding the dawn. It is primarily observed in Iran, Afghanistan, India, Turkey, Syria, the Kurdish parts of Iraq, and Central Asia.
Facts surrounding Nowruz
The 13-day Nowruz celebrations are long. In fact, for the duration of Nowruz, the majority of businesses across the nation would close. Iranians spring-clean their homes in front of Nowruz, making or purchasing new clothing, and baking pastries in anticipation of guests arriving when gifts are exchanged and feasts are enjoyed.
The ceremonies that surround the Nowruz holiday are full of symbolism and ceremony. The first one is Chahar-Shanbeh Soori, a fire-jumping event that takes place on the final Wednesday of winter. Participants build little bonfires in their neighborhoods and leap over them as dusk falls.