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Rumi on Persian New Year (Now-Rooz)

"Now-rooz 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, Nowrooz falls on Sunday, March 20th, 2016 with the following day, the Vernal Equinox, being the first day of the Persian New Year. Nine countries celebrate Persian New Year or Now-rooz nationally: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. "'Now-rooz 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, Now-rooz falls on Sunday, March 20th, 2016 with the following day, the Vernal Equinox, being the first day of the Persian New Year. Nine countries celebrate Persian New Year or Now-rooz nationally: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Turkmenistan,