Refl: Di Iran, sebahagian Turki dan Kurdistan paling tidak dirayakan 3 tahun 
baru, yaitu : Nawruz, tahun  Internasional 1 Januari dan juga tahun baru Islam. 
Paling ramai ialah Naruz ini.  

Kalau bagi MUI  mungkin difatwakan kepada umat mereka untuk tidak di rayakan  
Naruz seperti apa yang difatwakan untuk hari Natal dan Tahun Baru, kaum 
Muslimin dilarang memberi salam kepada mereka yang merayakan kedua hari tsb.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/NCms/2007.asp?code=237402


www.tehrantimes.com
 
March 13, 2011




Noruz celebration symbolizes splendid civilization of a great nation
By Ali Asghar Pahlavan

 



The people of Iran are currently busy preparing themselves to celebrate their 
most glorious national festival of Noruz as new Iranian solar calamander year 
1390 approaches. Since early Persian history, this magnificent occasion marking 
the first day of spring which mostly falls on March 21, and lasting almost two 
weeks, has been widely celebrated throughout Iran. 

Noruz, rich cultural heritage 

Noruz or "new day" celebrations are deeply rooted in the ancient Iranian 
civilization, which is as old as the history of Persia. Today, after the lapse 
thousands of years, people from all walks of life, rich and poor, young and 
old, celebrate it as the greatest national holiday. The occasion symbolizes an 
everlasting tradition of a great nation. 

In the course of history, foreign powers have invaded our homeland, ruled for 
short or long periods of time and even tried to impose their culture, which was 
assimilated into the powerful Iranian-Islamic civilization. As soon as they 
were defeated, however, their short-lived effects faded leaving only 
disconnected fragments. 

Noruz, a symbol of cultural resistance withstanding the socio-political effects 
of foreign dominance, has always carried an everlasting message of peace and 
prosperity for Iranians, enabling them to preserve their original identity in 
the face of foreign onslaughts. 

The Noruz festival held out against many disastrous events and incursions and 
the people of Iran demonstrated their firm belief and determination to keep 
alive their traditions and always expelled invaders sooner or later. The 
invaders were eventually expelled from Iran making them realize that it is the 
Iranians who will lead a free and independent life in their motherland and 
safeguard their sacred and ancient national culture. 

The festival marking the first day of spring is the most popular celebration in 
our social history, literature, politics, poetry and the life of the people. It 
is also widely commemorated in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria, India, 
Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan Republic and Iraqi Kurdistan. 

Man stands on the threshold of the second decade of 21st century, yet he has 
not been able to untangle himself from the web of a historical deadline. In 
coming years, new global cultural movements will emerge. Sooner or later, arms 
race will be replaced by these movements. 

In this culture-oriented age, only those nations enriched with well-established 
civilization, cultural heritage and ancient values will survive. 

We should also remember that Iran is not restricted by its borders. Its spirit 
is bestowed with spiritual, cultural and national values inherited from 
centuries of hard work. The most outstanding feature of these values is found 
in Iran's national history, literature, Ferdowsi's masterpiece poetical 
composition, the Shahnameh, the poems of Hafez and Sadi, the couplets of 
Nezami, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, classical Iranian music, the intricate 
design of the azure tiles in historical monuments and Noruz. 

Photo: Women from Semnan Province prepare a "Haft Seen" tray on March 12, 2011 
at Tehran's Khanat Caravanserai, where is currently playing host to the 
festival of Noruz rituals by Iranian nomads. (Mehr/Ra'uf Mohseni) 

(To be continued) 

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