Persian Community in Austria Celebrates Iranian New Year Nouruz

More+ › Events ♦ Published: March 20, 2023; 16:17 ♦ (Vindobona)

Nouruz is celebrated every year by the Persian community in Vienna. It marks the beginning of the Persian new year and the beginning of spring at the same time. We wish you all a wonderful festivity!

A typical table at a Nouruz feast. / Picture: © Pejman Akbarzadeh

The Iranian Nouruz festival is celebrated worldwide on March 21st, which marks the beginning of the new year and spring in Iranian culture.

By resolution of the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations, the festival has been an international holiday since 2010, and it has been celebrated by over 300 million people around the world for 3000 years. On September 30, 2009, UNESCO…

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