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- noun (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
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A snappy new group show at Queen Gallery, entitled Norouz (one of many English spellings of the word), celebrates the holiday with a varied assortment of works by seven Iranian-Canadian artists, all of whom approach the forward-looking theme - the transliteration of the Persian word nowruz is literally "new day" - with a winning combination of clear-eyed bluntness (particularly around the ongoing oppression and political turmoil in Iran) and informed hopefulness.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed R.M. VAUGHAN 2011
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Persian New Year call it what you will: norouz, nowruz, Persian Park Day, whatever looms once again.
Sabzi Polo: Happy Persian New Year tannaz 2008
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Persian New Year call it what you will: norouz, nowruz, Persian Park Day, whatever looms once again.
Archive 2008-03-01 tannaz 2008
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Every March great numbers of Iranians laughingly celebrate the nowruz, or New Year holiday — a fire ceremony with dances long pre-dating Islam.
The Persian Version 2006
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Every March great numbers of Iranians laughingly celebrate the nowruz, or New Year holiday — a fire ceremony with dances long pre-dating Islam.
The Persian Version 2006
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Every March great numbers of Iranians laughingly celebrate the nowruz, or New Year holiday — a fire ceremony with dances long pre-dating Islam.
The Persian Version 2006
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There is less than eight hours until spring and the new year, so happy nowruz everyone!
Another Irani Online 2009
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Matthew Duss: Did President Obama's Outreach 'Embolden' Iran's Hardliners? 2009
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Matthew Duss: Did President Obama's Outreach 'Embolden' Iran's Hardliners? 2009
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