Nowruz 2022 Google greets people on Persian new year with a colourful doodle

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Nowruz 2022: Nowruz, which means “New Day”, originated in Zoroastrianism, an Iranian religion

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This year's Nowruz is officially on 20 March 2022. But the day is celebrated in late July or August in India because the Parsi community follows the Shahenshahi calendar,

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That's the reason why the celebration of the day has now shifted almost 200 days from its original Spring Equinox date

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The 13-day celebration begins with the vernal equinox when the sun crosses the equator.

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The word Nowruz is derived from a combination of Persian words now-meaning 'new' and ruz-meaning 'day'. According to historians, there are several foundations myths for Nowruz in Iranian mythology.

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The foundation of Nowruz was credited to the mythical Iranian King Jamshid by the Shahnameh, which is a long epic poem by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between 977 and 1010 CE.

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The United Nations recognises March 21 as the “International Day of Nowruz”.

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Nowruz plays a significant role in strengthening the ties among peoples based on mutual respect and the ideals of peace and good neighbourliness

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