Publish date9 Mar 2016 - 9:17
Story Code : 224232

'Nowruz manifestation of world peace'

An Iranian vice-president hailed Nowruz -the celebratory period that marks the beginning of the solar year as well as the new Iranian year- as a clear manifestation of favoring peace in the world.
Addressing a Tuesday conference on the Nowruz national ritual, Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar said Iran pioneered an initiative to inscribe Nowruz on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

“No ritual manifests a world of peace like Nowruz does,” he explained.

He also made a reference to President Hassan Rouhani’s comments, saying Nowruz is the symbol of orderliness in Iran and should be employed to display the pacific nature of the country in the globe.
The word Nowruz literally means "new day" in the Persian language and the festivity marks the beginning of spring and the new Iranian year.

In 2010, the UN General Assembly established March 21 as the International Day of Nowruz. The UN also celebrates the International Day of Happiness, which falls on March 20 every year.

In 2009, Nowruz was officially added to UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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