Getting to know Nowruz

Endless greetings to all Iranians and friends of Iran, all Persian speakers and all those who share the same cultural roots with us

New year means forgetting sorrows and grudges and a new beginning full of happiness

New year means to forget all your problems and start the new year with a new life, full of happiness

I have prepared a relatively complete article about Nowruz and its events and our uncle Nowruz In the hope of God, a year full of happiness and pride for our beloved country

NowruzSince ancient times, the celebration of Iranians has been the most magnificent spring celebration in the world. Nowruz is a spring festival that has many different historical accounts about its origin

But we should know in advance that Nowruz is an old and very ancient festival that came to them from the Aryan ancestors of Iranians and certainly” This celebration has been celebrated before Zoroastrianism and it can be said that Nowruz ritual has been customary since the 13th and 14th centuries BC and even the beginning of the second millennium BC..

But about the stories and legends that were created and attributed to Jamshid, the king of mythological periods, it should be considered that there are undoubtedly some important historical events in the minds and memories of the people of Iran, which have been colored by the passage of time. It has been lost and turned into a legend.

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The reason for the construction of palaces, pavilions and halls of Takht Jamshid in Safa on the slopes of Mount Rahmat near the city of Shiraz remained open in the minds of Iranian people. . They knew that between the foundation of this great temple or the city of Ayin with holding Nowruz and Mehrgan rituals both aspects completely” It has national, religious and astronomical significance, and also the gathering of courtiers and nobles of Iran, the earth and various countries in this holy place, there is a connection, and there are also memories of the ceremony of handing the sun over to Aries and observing and shining the first ray of the sun in the morning of the first day of the great summer. The arrival of the new year has been implemented, it has been left in the memories. In this way, by establishing a connection between building and creating Takht Jamshid to perform some ceremonies and perform some astronomical calculations and observations and measurements related to the position of the sun in Nowruz and Mehrgan, and holding special celebrations and rituals for these occasions and relating it to The word bed and the sun shining on it and nowruz on that day make it clear to everyone how these stories came about and where they originated from..

Considering the length of the solar year 365 day and night and 6 the watch 12 It is minute and due to the non-observance of the leap year in the distant past, it means that every year 365 They knew the day and that 6 They did not pay attention to the clock, as the years passed, the time of the start of the sun's rotation gradually moved away from the same starting point from the beginning of spring. . so that after passing 1000 Year to size 6000 clock or 250 It made a difference overnight .

It means after passing 1461 The year of the beginning of the solar year arrived exactly at the same minute and the same day of the first spring . And when the people realized this, they called that Nowruz the truth and celebrated that day and informed our superiors so that everyone would be aware.
Now the time has come to know that such a Nowruz with these features means the year when the sun reaches the vernal equinox and the first minute of Aries at the head of the clock. 6 In the morning of the first day of Farvardin or Achaemenian equivalent ( Adokneesh ) It was done only in the year 487 It could have happened before the horizon of Takht Jamshid

So it turns out that Nowruz is the year 487 BC was one of those real Nowruz that was understood by Kiyomarth, Jamshid and Ghstasb.

Takht Jamshid was also built thirty years ago to prepare such a celebration by the order of Dariush with the calculations calculated by the scientists of that time.

And in this way, after years and centuries, they kept Nowruz fixed in its place and time

According to some traditions, Achaemenid kings used to sit in their palaces and receive valuable gifts from the representatives of different provinces.. In the morning of Nowruz, the king wears beautiful and decorated clothes and is a famous person with good gait (One whose steps are blessed) He went to the presence of the king and then Mobad Mobadan with a golden cup, ring and coin, a sword and a slingshot, ink and a big feather. (The pen of the day to write) And Gol went to the presence of the king and recited a special prayer. The great heads of government entered behind Mobad and presented gifts to the king. The king sent valuable gifts to the treasury and distributed the rest among the people.

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Haft-Sin

In the ancient rites of Iran, for every celebration or religious ceremony, chanting was widespread, in which, in addition to prayer instruments and tools, such as : Atshaddan, Mahrovi and Bersem, seasonal products and various foods were also placed on the table.. Because eating religious food was one of the religious rituals

The number seven of the seven Amshaspands in Zoroastrian religion (Ormuzd, Vahman, Ardibehesht, Shahrivar, Sepandamz, Khurdad and Amordad) taken

Iranian families pick Haftsin, which contains a collection of symbols to welcome spring. Haft Sin must contain at least seven titles that start with the letter Sin

green: Rebirth, new life and being green
Samanoo: Wealth and abundance
We will find: Love
garlic: It is medicine and treatment and as a poisonous substance
Apple: Beauty and health
sumac: The color of sunrise
Red vinegar : Age, patience and wisdom
Hyacinth: The coming of spring and showing beauty
yellow coin : wealth

• Also, on the Haft Sin table, lighted candles are placed in front of the mirror, which indicates a bright future. .
• Painted eggs are also a sign of fertility .
• The mirror is also a symbol of creation .
• Red fish is a sign of life

• Among the other things that were on the table of Iranians are bread as a symbol of abundance, fresh milk as a symbol of food for a newborn baby, and candlesticks that lit candles in honor of the fire..

On the night of Eid, in most Iranian homes, the special food of Eid is prepared, namely vegetable pilaf with fish.

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Character recognition Amu Nowooz

Uncle Nowruz every year, the last day of winter, the first day of spring, with a felt hat, red henna flowers tied like his beard, with a blue belt, a polka-dotted shawl, and loose pants, he sits on the throne from the top of the mountain in front of the city, with a smiling lip, a happy heart, and a cane in his hands, as if he were a tired old man. The smiling lips slowly come down

Symbology of the story of Amunoroz and Nene Sarma

In the legends, Uncle Nowruz was a symbol of nature or a king or another person who brings blessings to people's lives, and Nene Sarma, who is Uncle Nowruz's wife, always waits for his arrival..

Symbology in other nations

Usually, the female character is identified with the earth due to the belief in influence in legends, and the woman and the earth are one, except in some Egyptian myths, where the earth is male.. The goddess, who is in love with the king, chooses him, and Nene Sarma also chooses Uncle Nowruz.

legends

There are two types of legends:

• In some legends, Nene Sarma and Uncle Nowruz never see each other, and the woman is never awake when Uncle Nowruz comes; She has cleaned and cleaned the house and worked so much that she fell asleep and the woman is the owner of the house and the man is the traveler; And this journey continues forever.

In other cases, all cases are similar, with the difference that Uncle Nowruz and Grandma Sarma see each other only in the last moments of the change of the year, and they have the chance to be together only at that time..

An example of the story of Uncle Nowruz and Nene Sarma

Narrative one: once upon a time. There was an old man named Amu Nowruz, who every year on the first day of spring, wearing a felt hat, a henna beard, a blue waistcoat, a Khalil Khani shawl, cane pants, and a thin bedclothes, walked from the mountain and a cane was obtained towards the city gate..

Outside the gate of the city, there lived an old woman who was in love with Uncle Nowruz, and on the first day of every spring, she got up early in the morning, cleaned her place, and after shaking the house, watering and sweeping the yard, cleaned herself.. He applied henna to his head, hands, and feet, and applied makeup with seven pencils, from lines and moles to dark red, vermilion, and zark.. Yel used to wear cashmere and red turban and a headdress, and put musk and amber on his head, face and hair, and he would bring his carpet and throw it on the porch, in front of the pond with the fountain, facing his garden, which was full of all kinds of blossoming fruit trees and colorful flowers. Spring, and in a beautiful and clean tray, he picked garlic, vinegar, sumac, elderberry, apple, vegetables, and semno, and in another tray, he poured seven kinds of dried fruits and vegetables.. Then he would light the grill and bring a hookah and put it in his hand. But, he didn't set fire to the hookah and sat there watching Uncle Nowruz's way…

Narrative two: once upon a time. He did not reach the gate of the city of the house of Nene Sarma, who died in love with an old man… Their story is not the story of this year and last year… Their love story is a thousand years old, not two thousand years old, maybe much more… Every spring, when the sun comes out, the old woman wakes up, cleans the house, sweeps the yard, water, and sweeps, puts henna on her feet, her hands turn red, she uses seven pens, from lines and moles to crimson, red, and smart makeup.… He wears a red turban and a hedge, and puts musk and amber on his head, face and hair.… Why are you laughing? he is in love… A lover who has no age… does it have He brings his carpet and throws it on the front porch of the garden, which is full of all kinds of blossoming fruit trees and colorful spring flowers.… In a beautiful and clean tray, he puts garlic, vinegar, sumac, elderberry, apple, vegetables, and semno. In another tray, he puts seven kinds of dried fruits and sweets.. He gets up quickly, lights the brazier and brings a hookah in his hand; But the head of the hookah does not catch fire.. Keep an eye on the door until Uncle Nowruz comes and lights his hookah and is ready to see him… In these thoughts, the old woman fell asleep from exhaustion… Uncle is coming for Nowruz, but Grandma is cold… His shirt is torn… O careless heart, Uncle Nowruz came and went, the old woman had fallen asleep… Did Uncle Nowruz leave for another year?… O old old old man….

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