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|ends = |date = March 19, 20, 21 or 22 |week_ordinal = |weekday = |month = |Related Holidays = Kha b-Nisan |date2008 = |date2009 = |date2010 = Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 17:32 UTC * |date2011 = Monday, March 20, 2011 at 23:21 UTC * |date2012 = Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 05:14 UTC * |date2013 = Wednesday 20 March 2013 at 11:02 UTC * |date2014 = Thursday 20 March 2014 at 16:57 UTC * |date2015 = Friday 20 March 2015 at 22:45 UTC * |celebrations = The Haft Seen setting, Chahârshanbe Sûrî, Sizdah Be-dar, etc. |duration = 1 day |frequency =annual |observances = |relatedto = |significance = New year holiday }} Nowruz ((ペルシア語:نوروز), , meaning "() New Day") is the name of the Iranian New Year.〔(Historical Dictionary of the Kurds ), Michael M. Gunter.〕 Nowruz marks the first day of spring or Equinox〔Equinox〕 and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. The moment the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and families gather together to observe the rituals. Nowruz is celebrated by people from diverse ethnic communities and religious backgrounds for thousands of years. It is a secular holiday for most celebrants that is enjoyed by people of several different faiths, but remains a holy day for Zoroastrians. It originated in Persia in one of the capitals of the Achaemenid empire in Persis (Fars) is celebrated by the cultural region that came under Iranian influence. ==Origin== Nowruz is partly rooted in the religious tradition of Zoroastrianism or even older in tradition of Mitraism because in Mitraism festivals had a deep linkage with the sun light. The Persian festivals of Yalda (longest night) and Mehregan (autumnal equinox) and Tiregān (longest day) also had an origination in the Sun god (Surya). Among other ideas, Zoroastrianism is the first monotheistic religion that emphasizes broad concepts such as the corresponding work of good and evil in the world, and the connection of humans to nature. Zoroastrian practices were dominant for much of the history of ancient Persia (modern day Iran). Nowruz is believed to have been invented by Zoroaster himself, although there is no clear date of origin.〔Boyce, M. ("Festivals. i. Zoroastrian" ). ''Encyclopaedia Iranica''.〕 Since the Achaemenid era the official year has begun with the New Day when the Sun leaves the zodiac of Pisces and enters the zodiacal sign of Aries, signifying the Spring Equinox. Nowruz is also a holy day for Sufi Muslims, Bektashis, Ismailis, Alawites,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=But they also celebrate some of the same festivals as the Christians, like Christmas and Epiphany, as well as Nawruz, which originally is the Zoroastrian New Year. )〕 Alevis, Babis and adherents of the Bahá'í Faith.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 The Baha'i Calendar )〕 The term Nowruz in writing first appeared in historical Persian records in the 2nd century CE, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids (), where kings from different nations under the Persian Empire used to bring gifts to the Emperor, also called King of Kings (Shahanshah), of Persia on Nowruz. The significance of Nowruz in the Achaemenid Empire was such that the great Persian king Cambyses II's appointment as the king of Babylon was legitimized only after his participation in the New Year festival (Nowruz). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nowruz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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