Fact about the Holiday "Nooruz"

March 21 to celebrate the holiday "Nooruz" (from tadzh. Pers. lang. - "new day"). 

This is a celebration of the new year on the solar calendar astronomical Turkic and Iranian peoples. 

Symbol of spring came, growth and prosperity. 

Also on March 21 is known as the vernal equinox. 

Nooruz does not belong to the Islamic holidays, is a national tradition. Celebrated in Albania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, western China and in almost all countries of the Silk Road.

Interestingly, in Turkey from 1925 to 1991 Nooruz celebration was officially forbidden, as this holiday is not related to the Islamic religion. But in Syria and now Nooruz is illegal. 

The roots of this festival goes back to antiquity, at the time when mankind had no written language. He was a religious holiday zoroostrizma. And in the Middle East Nooruz marked only by the people who lived there before the arrival of the Arabs, the spread of Islam. Therefore, the Arabs do not celebrate Nooruz.

In 2009, UNESCO included the September 30 event "Nooruz" in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, along with other 76 members from around the world. A February 19, 2010 the UN General Assembly recognized March 21 as the International Day Nooruz.

It is interesting that in different countries Nooruz notes a different number of days. For example, Iranians celebrate it as much as 13 days in Kazakhstan holiday starts from March 22 and lasts 3 days, in Kyrgyzstan, the traditional day of the vernal equinox occurs 21 to 24 March. In Iran and Central Asia to preserve the traditions of worship fire. Usually kindle fire around him lead dances and sing folk songs. Also symbolically put a candle on a celebratory table.

In Kyrgyzstan, early in the morning in all villages and towns in the tradition of Day of the spring equinox marked scale dolls, playing national games, "jooluk tashtamai", "Besh Tash", "upaya", "Chakan Atman", "Teke ​​chabysh" "Toguz korgol", "Ordo" and many other games. Horseracing, where competing with each other the best of the best horses, arranged theatrical performances, singing Kyrgyz folk songs and dance.

Prepare national dishes, but mostly treat in this day is considered sumolok. The main ingredient of this tasty, healthy dishes are germinated wheat. In large kettle pour cottonseed oil, fry the flour on it, add ground grain to sumolok not burnt on the bottom of the tank throw small pebbles. Of course, after cooking them removed, but a few still left in the pot, because, according to national signs believe that if someone will fall one of these stones, be sure to make a wish, which is certainly true. Cook evenly sumolok day, usually this process is accompanied by singing and dancing to from this it has become even tastier.

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