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Nowruz
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Noun1.Nowruz - (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox
Noruz, Nowrooz
Farsi, Persian - the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
March equinox, spring equinox, vernal equinox - March 21
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Novruz is associated with various local traditions, such as the evocation of Jamshid, a mythological king of Iran, and numerous tales and legends.
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The meeting is scheduled to occur in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on March 20-21, a date that coincides with Novruz, a festival marking the first day of spring.
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The Head of the Azerbaijan Presidential Executive Office, Novruz Mamedov, said his republic was ready to back up the US anti-terrorist actions and did not rule out the possibility of opening the country's air space for the Armed Forces of the Anti-Terrorist Coalition.
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