* Nowruz*, (meaning 'New Day') is the traditional ancient Iranian<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-Meri-0>festival and also the start day of Iranian "New Year". Nowruz is celebrated by Iranian people and many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some ethnic groups in Albania, Bosnia, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia.
Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. The term Nowruz in writing, first appeared in Persian records in the second century AD, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_dynasty> , where kings from different nations under the Persian empire<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_empire>used to bring gifts to the emperor also called King of Kings ( Shahanshah <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahanshah>) of Persia on Nowruz.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-5> The UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nowruz, describing it a spring festival of Persian<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_people>origin which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-6>During the meeting of *The Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage* of the United Nations<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations>, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi>, Nowrūz was officially registered on the UNESCO<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO>List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-7><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-8><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-9><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-10>. Since 2010, the United Nations General Assembly<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly>recognizes *March 21 as the "International Day of Nowruz".*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-11>On 15 March 2010, The United States House of Representatives<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_United_States>passed *The Nowruz Resolution* (H.Res. 267), by a 384-2 vote<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz#cite_note-12>, "Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz" source: Wikipedia.com *Happy New Year to Iranian and who has Shamsi Calendar<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_calendar>. (21 March)* -- Mohammadreza -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions To unsubscribe from this group, send email to eslpodcast+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
