Iranians are mostly Muslims and

celebrate the New Year on the

first day of their spring.

There festivals known as Noruz

or Nowruz and falls on the 21

March according to the

Gregorian calendar. The first

month is known as Favardin and

Noruz falls on this day.

They know when the New Year is

upon them as in each town and

village a cannon is sounded at

the precise moment until it is

heard they don’t start their

celebrations. They prepare for

several weeks before hand.

ﺍﻏﻠﺐ ﺍﯾﺮﺍﻧﯿﺎﻥ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎﻥ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ ﻭ ﺍﻭﻟﯿﻦ

ﺭﻭﺯ ﺍﺯ ﻓﺼﻞ ﺑﻬﺎﺭ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﺳﺎﻝ

ﺟﺪﯾﺪ،ﺟﺸﻦ ﻣﯽ ﮔﯿﺮﻧﺪ.

ﺍﯾﻦ ﺟﺸﻦ ﺭﺍ ﻋﯿﺪ ﻧﻮﺭﻭﺯ ﻣﯽ ﻧﺎﻣﻨﺪ ﻭ

ﺑﺮﻃﺒﻖ ﺗﻘﻮﯾﻢ ﮐﻠﯿﺴﺎﯼ ﺍﺭﻣﻨﺴﺘﺎﻥ،ﺩﺭ

ﺑﯿﺴﺖ ﻭ ﯾﮑﻢ ﻣﺎﺭﺱ ﺍﺗﻔﺎﻕ ﻣﯽ ﺍﻓﺘﺪ.

ﺍﻭﻟﯿﻦ ﻣﺎﻩ ﺍﺯ ﺳﺎﻝ،ﻓﺮﻭﺭﺩﯾﻦ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﻭ

ﺍﻭﻟﯿﻦ ﺭﻭﺯ،ﻧﻮﺭﻭﺯ ﻧﺎﻡ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ.

ﻭﻗﺘﯽ ﺳﺎﻝ ﻧﻮ ﻣﯽ ﺷﻮﺩ،ﻣﺮﺩﻡ ﺍﺯ ﻃﺮﯾﻖ

ﺻﺪﺍﯼ ﺗﻮﭘﻬﺎ ﺩﺭ ﺍﻃﺮﺍﻑ ﺷﻬﺮ ﻭﺭﻭﺳﺘﺎ

ﻣﯽ ﻓﻬﻤﻨﺪ ﻭ ﺗﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﺯ ﺁﻥ،ﺟﺸﻦ ﺧﻮﺩ ﺭﺍ

ﺷﺮﻭﻉ ﻧﻤﯽ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ.ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﺍﺯ ﭼﻨﺪ ﻫﻔﺘﻪ ﻗﺒﻞ

ﺧﻮﺩ ﺭﺍ ﺑﺮﺍﯼ ﺟﺸﻦ ﺁﻣﺎﺩﻩ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ.