Woodruff Library invites all members of the Emory community to take a Nowruz-themed quiz. This is an opportunity to showcase your knowledge and to learn about the Persian New Year, celebrated from the Balkans, through the Caucasus, to Central Asia. To enter the prize drawing, simply answer the quiz questions correctly between March 20 and Read More …
The breeze of Nowruz is blowing from the land of the beloved Ask this wind to help delight your heart Hafiz, poem 454 of the Divan They were to observe them as days of feasting and merrymaking, and as an occasion for sending gifts to one another and presents to the poor. Book of Esther Read More …
The Persian New Year, Nowruz, is rooted in Zoroastrianism, a Persian monotheistic religion that predates Christianity and Islam. Based on the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, this national festival is a celebration of spring, tied to the equinox, and it is celebrated between March 19 and 21, mainly in Iran but also in many countries including Read More …
