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Iranian #Nowruz (Sasanian Middle Persian/Parsig: nōgrōz) is ancient, but an even more ancient name for the celebration is Nāvā sardā
I've looked at ~ 20 articles on Nowruz, but unfortunately can't find anything on its more ancient roots... Can anyone help? 🌼🌸
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I've looked at ~ 20 articles on Nowruz, but unfortunately can't find anything on its more ancient roots... Can anyone help? 🌼🌸
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I find it fascinating because by all accounts in Sasanian Middle Persian & modern Persian, year = sāl
Only in Parthian, old Persian & Avestan is it Sarad > sard, which points to the name likely being more ancient.
From excellent thread by @ArnoAlahverdian on Armenian Nawasard
Only in Parthian, old Persian & Avestan is it Sarad > sard, which points to the name likely being more ancient.
From excellent thread by @ArnoAlahverdian on Armenian Nawasard
here:
we learn the term goes back to Old Persian, (possibly Parthian)
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we learn the term goes back to Old Persian, (possibly Parthian)
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Weil morgen Abend Nowruz ist, erzähle ich euch noch die Geschichte von Zahak, dem Tyrannen aus dem Shahnameh (Buch der Könige), so wie sie das Avesta erzählt. Das Avesta sind die alten Schriften des Zoroastrismus. #IranRevolution
Im Avesta heißt Zahak anders, und zwar Azi Dahaka. Er ist dort kein Mensch mit 2 Schlangen auf den Schultern, sondern ein dreiköpfiger Drache und der Sohn Ahrimans, dem personifizierten Bösen im Zoroastrismus. Azi Dahaka wird auch im Avesta besiegt von Fereydoun. #IranRevolution
Interessant ist aber, weshalb Fereydoun ihn bekämpft: Um Frauen zu befreien. (Im Shahname sind es die Jungen, die gemeinsam mit Fereydoun und Kaveh, dem Schmied, Zahak besiegen.)
#Nowruz #IranRevolution
#Nowruz #IranRevolution
#Nowruz (Nouruz, نوروز, Наврӯз, MP: Nōgrōz) 🌸
Iranian New Year traditions in ancient Iran, especially Sasanian era, based on newly published papyri & other sources
نوروز در زمان ساسانیان: بر اساس پاپیروس های تازه منتشر شده و منابع دیگر
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Iranian New Year traditions in ancient Iran, especially Sasanian era, based on newly published papyri & other sources
نوروز در زمان ساسانیان: بر اساس پاپیروس های تازه منتشر شده و منابع دیگر
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I previously wrote on sources mentioning "nogruz" or Nowruz, as well as some of Nowruz' history:
For more, also see Iranica articles for traditions both before & after Sasanian era: iranicaonline.org/articles/nowru…
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For more, also see Iranica articles for traditions both before & after Sasanian era: iranicaonline.org/articles/nowru…
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Generally, we see great continuity in various aspects of Nowruz celebrations. We can say it was, like other feasts & major celebrations, about preparing for the feast & with very ancient Indo-Iranian roots
Like other feasts, there was merriment & food, as there is today
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Like other feasts, there was merriment & food, as there is today
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Nowruz (Nouruz, نوروز, Наврӯз, MP: Nōgrōz): Iranian New Year and Some of its History
In more modern times, it falls on the spring equinox, the first day of spring. It's celebrated by millions around the world 🌼🌸
Photo: Safavid picnic tile, @V_and_A
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In more modern times, it falls on the spring equinox, the first day of spring. It's celebrated by millions around the world 🌼🌸
Photo: Safavid picnic tile, @V_and_A
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Numerous later sources link it to the Indo-Iranian figure/king Jamshid/ Yima
Unfortunately it does not appear that scholars like @sasanianshah have sufficiently considered the origin of Nowruz.
If we require evidence for hypotheses, I have no issue if some evidence
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Unfortunately it does not appear that scholars like @sasanianshah have sufficiently considered the origin of Nowruz.
If we require evidence for hypotheses, I have no issue if some evidence
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is provided linking this celebration with Babylonian calendars. Otherwise, it's pure conjecture.
It's true that some ideas could have been borrowed from other nations throughout time, but Nowruz' origins appear to be in Central-northern Asia & predate Iranians' migrations
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It's true that some ideas could have been borrowed from other nations throughout time, but Nowruz' origins appear to be in Central-northern Asia & predate Iranians' migrations
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Today I begin a new adventure at Wizards of the Coast as a Senior Game Designer.
This announcement is nothing short of a dream come true for me. I love D&D with all my heart, and I hope to be a good steward of this game that has touched so many lives, mine included.
This announcement is nothing short of a dream come true for me. I love D&D with all my heart, and I hope to be a good steward of this game that has touched so many lives, mine included.
The early days of my game design career coincided with my time as a clinic manager. I essentially worked three jobs to position myself for the leap to a full-time career in tabletop, squeezing in writing over lunch and after dinner when I wasn’t working on something for B&G.
The past three years have featured countless cups of coffee and late nights, but I share this milestone equally with the friends, peers, and mentors that I’ve met along the way. People who took time to give me advice and hope or who joined me on projects we championed together.
Happy #Nowruz!
Did you know that March 20th marks the start of Spring and a new year for millions around the world?
Click to see how this ancient Iranic celebration is observed ⬇️
Did you know that March 20th marks the start of Spring and a new year for millions around the world?
Click to see how this ancient Iranic celebration is observed ⬇️
‘Nowruz’ - from the Persian words ‘now’ (new) and ‘ruz’ (day) - is an ancient festival celebrating the end of winter and start of warmer spring days.
Unlike the Gregorian New Year, which is celebrated over the course of a day, Nowruz lasts for weeks.
Streets are decorated and bāzārs are crowded by shoppers many days in advance of the new year.
The week leading up to the New Year is called ‘shab-i ʿayd’ or ‘New Year’s Eve.’
Streets are decorated and bāzārs are crowded by shoppers many days in advance of the new year.
The week leading up to the New Year is called ‘shab-i ʿayd’ or ‘New Year’s Eve.’
Our newest release is coming your way next week!! Over the next few days I'm going to tell you all about the beer, the story behind it and why it's so symbolic. Let's start here. What is Nowruz? It's the #Persian New Year! #Nowruz falls on the first day of Spring (March 20th) 1/3
It's the largest celebration and the traditions extend for several weeks. More than 300M people celebrate #Norwuz - including select populations from #Afghanistan, #Iraq, #Albania, #Uzbekistan, #Azerbaijan, #India, #Kazakstan, #Pakistan, #Turkey & #Turkmenistan (among others) 2/3
The word "#Nowruz" translates to "New Day", as it marks a celebration of new beginnings. so it only made sense to name our beer NEW DAY IPA. That's it for now! If you got to this point, thanks for reading. Any questions, comment below! 3/3
Meeting with French dignitaries on the occasion of the Persian New Year – Paris - Auvers-Sur-Oise: The people of #Iran will never forget elected representatives of the people of France who supported the Iranian Resistance against religious fascism in their most difficult days.
Jean-François Legaret, co-president of the Committee of French Representatives for a Democratic Iran: Our experience with your resistance is exemplary & inspiring. It shows that one can change their surrounding life, environment & the world with determination, energy and courage.
Jean Pierre Muller, co-president of the Committee of French Elected Representatives for a Democratic Iran: Ashrafis are exemplary human beings. We were amazed by their courage and humility. #WeStand4FreeIran
#Nowruz of solidarity with the Iranian people and Resistance – Online conference featuring the French elected representatives and political dignitaries - Auvers-sur-Oise
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France can play a significant role in countering the clerical regime’s destructive policy in the region, preventing its access to nuclear weapons, and restricting its missile program. #NoImpunity4Mullahs
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Giving concessions to Iran’s ruling mullahs will encourage them to step up repression at home and export of terrorism abroad. Silence and inaction will disappoint the people of #Iran in Europe’s adherence to its principles and values.
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The mythology of #Newroz
Zuhak was an evil king who conquered #Kurdistan and had serpents growing from his shoulders. Zuhak's rule lasted for one thousand years; his evil reign caused spring to no longer come to Kurdistan. During this time,
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Zuhak was an evil king who conquered #Kurdistan and had serpents growing from his shoulders. Zuhak's rule lasted for one thousand years; his evil reign caused spring to no longer come to Kurdistan. During this time,
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two young men were sacrificed daily and their brains were offered to Zuhak's serpents in order to alleviate his pain. However, the man who was in charge of sacrificing the two young men every day would instead kill only one man a day and mix his brains with those of a
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These 6 charts show how sanctions are crushing Iran’s economy:
Iran's economy is crumbling after years of U.S.sanctions
#WeStand4FreeIran
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These 6 charts show how sanctions are crushing Iran’s economy:
Iran's economy is crumbling after years of U.S.sanctions
#WeStand4FreeIran
a.msn.com/00/en-us/BB1eR…
Iran's economy contracted an estimated 4.99% in 2020, steadily shrinking since 2017.
In comparison,Islamic Republic enjoyed a sharp economic growth of 12.5% in 2016 after nuclear deal was signed. However, that reprieve was short-lived. #Iran
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Oil production and exports hurt
In comparison,Islamic Republic enjoyed a sharp economic growth of 12.5% in 2016 after nuclear deal was signed. However, that reprieve was short-lived. #Iran
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Oil production and exports hurt
The International Monetary Fund sees Iran's gross domestic product growing 3% in 2021.
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The sanctions lowered Iran's ability to sell oil and prevented them from repatriating money from energy sales, Abrams said.#Nowruz #WeStand4FreeIran @jrpsaki
World trade with Iran falls
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The sanctions lowered Iran's ability to sell oil and prevented them from repatriating money from energy sales, Abrams said.#Nowruz #WeStand4FreeIran @jrpsaki
World trade with Iran falls
It's #Nowruz --- the Persian New Year!
What a wonderful time to talk about Africa in Iran: Momma Africa's babies are in Iran: The Afro-Persians
'We are Iranians'.
Rediscovering the history of African slavery in Iran 🇮🇷 .
#PersianNewYear
What a wonderful time to talk about Africa in Iran: Momma Africa's babies are in Iran: The Afro-Persians
'We are Iranians'.
Rediscovering the history of African slavery in Iran 🇮🇷 .
#PersianNewYear
Ali ibn al- Hassan Shirazi, the Black Persian Ethiopian prince who founded the Kilwa Sultanate in East Africa.
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi was one of seven sons of the Emir Al-Hassan of Shiraz, Persia, his mother an Abyssinian (Ethiopian) slave.
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi was one of seven sons of the Emir Al-Hassan of Shiraz, Persia, his mother an Abyssinian (Ethiopian) slave.
"Upon his father's death, Ali was driven out of his inheritance by his warring brothers. Setting sail out of Hormuz, Ali ibn al-Hassan, his household and a small group of followers first made their way to Mogadishu, a commercial port on the East African coast.:
Three takeaways from Khamenei's #Nowruz message: (1) another year, another production slogan. This year he has selected: “Production: supports and removing barriers.” (2) he talks about how "sensitive and important" 1400 will be because of the elections... 1/4
saying that there will be "new managers" who "will be "energetic & who will have strong motivation." Important language as it is perhaps a veiled criticism of Rouhani administration & follows call for a "young & Hezbollah" gov. 2/4
reuters.com/article/uk-ira…
reuters.com/article/uk-ira…
Given Khamenei's age, this next government could very well be his last, and that's why, in part, next election is "sensitive." (3) Khamenei exploits some U.S. officials' declarations that maximum pressure failed despite the core of U.S. sanctions remaining in place. 3/4
🌎 Hasta la fecha sólo en 4 países se está jugando al fútbol a pesar del #coronavirus:
🇳🇮 #Nicaragua
🇧🇾 #Bielorrusia
🇧🇮 #Burundi
🇹🇯 #Tayikistan
¿Cómo es jugar al #futbol en medio del #covid?
🇳🇮 #Nicaragua
🇧🇾 #Bielorrusia
🇧🇮 #Burundi
🇹🇯 #Tayikistan
¿Cómo es jugar al #futbol en medio del #covid?
🇹🇯 En Tayikistan no sólo se juega al fútbol, sino que hasta tienen un campeón: el Istiklol.
Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic, remains imprisoned in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In anticipation of a pardon and release of prisoners to coincide with #Nowruz, the New Year in the country, I have taken the following steps. [1/6]
I have written to @khamenei_ir, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, to request he include in his pardons – especially because of the Covid-19 pandemic at this time – Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, alongside all other dual and foreign nationals. [2/6]
I have written to @antonioguterres, UN Secretary-General, to ask that favourable consideration be given to such pardons when addressing the concern of @JZarif, Foreign Minister, Islamic Republic of Iran, about the ongoing effect of sanctions on his country. [3/6]
It's #Nowruz tomorrow, and as many won't be able to celebrate as normal, I thought I'd use a thread to take us all back to Nowruz Fath-ʿAli Shah style (this related by George Fowler in his 1841 'Three Years in Persia').
As you can imagine, there was lots of ceremony, and it would be a v v long thread if I mentioned it all, so this will just be some highlights. But, first, a quick note on the timing of the festival, which Fowler clearly appreciates:
He goes on: 'The Shah's splendour on these grand occasions has been described to me as perhaps the most gorgeous display in the world. The immense riches of the crown jewels would buy a kingdom... he seems made up of diamonds, pearls, and all the sparkling stones in the world.'
Ok, lets talk about Varakhsha, a town near #Bukhara that contained a painted palace and became the seat of the #Sogdian rulers of Bukhara from the Arab conquest (early 8th C) until the rise of the Samanids (late 9th C)
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~ NA @eranudturan #HistoryofIran
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~ NA @eranudturan #HistoryofIran
The palace was built probably in the late 7th Century, but the most famous paintings, the Red Hall, date from the early 8th C from the reign of Tughshada, the son of the famous Queen of #Bukhara, about whom I wrote here: patreon.com/posts/who-was-…
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The Red Hall has a row of men in Indian attire, riding saddled elephants, fighting a series of beasts - leopards, tigers, and dragons. The same scene is repeated again over the length of the wall, with variations in whom the elephant rider is fighting against. ~NA
It's a new day, it's a #Nowruz. Let's go!
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#Day4
#ANationBeforeGod
#NewBornNewTargetedAdvertising ("BPA-free?")
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#Day4
#ANationBeforeGod
#NewBornNewTargetedAdvertising ("BPA-free?")
@Swarthy_Bastard One of the high dramas of recent days was the back & forth between Pompeo & his counterpart
@JZarif. Pompeo accused the IRI of effectively holding Iran hostage, proclaiming that no one “has damaged Persian culture more...disrespecting Cyrus & holidays like Nowruz.”
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@JZarif. Pompeo accused the IRI of effectively holding Iran hostage, proclaiming that no one “has damaged Persian culture more...disrespecting Cyrus & holidays like Nowruz.”
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@Swarthy_Bastard @JZarif Putting aside the matter of whether & how Pompeo knows what 80 million Iranians “hold dear,” or the Trump administration’s creepy end times obsession with Cyrus (described well by @ishaantharoor)...
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#EschatologyForDummies
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#EschatologyForDummies
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Noor: I welcome HE @MHaneefAtmar , his deputies & accompanying delegation to #Mazar.
Noor: I send my prayers to the souls of all the martyrs who sacrificed themselves to pave the way for today’s freedom.
Noor: We shouldn’t suffice ourselves to only commemorating the anniversaries of our martyrs. We should follow their ways and legacies. A country that has martyrs doesn’t have submission.
#Seattle please join me in celebrating #Nowruz2019 at @CityofSeattle City Hall on Sunday, March 17, 1pm-5pm! Thrilled to be an invited guest this year. #SeattleIsfahan
Nowruz means “New Day” in Persian and marks the Spring Equinox for over 300 million people across the world. I’m proud that together we’ve made Seattle a Welcoming City for all!
I hope to see you on Sunday, March 17th to celebrate the wonderful contributions that the Iranian community makes to our great city and the State of Washington! #Nowruz
