When is Nowruz?
Nowruz 2027 is on Sunday, March 21, 2027.
The Persian New Year, celebrated by Iranians and many peoples from the Balkans to Central Asia. Families set a table of seven symbolic items (haft-sin) and visit relatives.
How the date is set: The day of the March equinox in Iran (March 20 or 21).
The date in other years
A short history
Nowruz (Persian: نوروز, Iranian Persian: [noːˈɾuːz], lit. 'New Day') is New Year's Day on the Iranian calendars, including the currently used Solar Hijri calendar. Historically, it has been observed by Iranian peoples, but is now celebrated by many Persianate cultures worldwide. It is a festival based on the Northern Hemisphere spring equinox, and thus usually coincides with a date between 19 March and 22 March on the Gregorian calendar. The roots of Nowruz lie in Zoroastrianism, and it has been celebrated by many peoples across West Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Black Sea Basin, the Balkans, and South Asia for over 3,000 years.
From Wikipedia’s article Nowruz, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Iranian (Solar Hijri) calendar, as published in the ICU calendar data Dates
- Wikipedia: Nowruz Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)