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Spring Brings Happiness Arman Alimohammadi Norooz means "New Day" in Persian language. Norooz is the traditional festival which marks the beginning of the solar year as well as the New Year on the Iranian and several other national calendars. It is also the most widely celebrated Iranian holiday. Norooz is a time of renewal and symbolizes rebirth, awakening, cleanliness and newness. A national tradition in almost all regions of Iran is the annual Norooz cleaning. Families wash their rugs and draperies, clean and wax their furniture and often repaint their homes' interior. One of the ancient symbolic representations of Norooz is based around the idea of the triumph of good over evil. According to the Shah-nameh (The Book of Kings), the national Iranian epic by Ferdowsi, Norooz came into being during the reign of the mythical King Jamshid; when he defeated the evil demons (Divs) seizing their treasures, becoming master of everything and bringing prosperity to his people.
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