Penduduk Iran rai perayaan Nowruz

TEHRAN: Penduduk Iran mula berkumpul secara beramai-ramai untuk meraikan tahun baharu Parsi, Nowruz pada Khamis.

Salah seorang penduduk Tehran, Ashraf Abankah berkata, dia berharap tahun baharu akan memberinya kesihatan lebih sihat, banyak kejayaan dan harapan untuk ekonomi yang lebih baik.

Ketika perayaaan ini, penduduk Iran meletakkan pelbagai elemen di atas meja yang dipanggil 'Haft Seen' untuk merayakan kedatangan musim bunga.

"Saya mengucapkan selamat tahun baru kepada semua dan saya berharap bahawa di tahun akan datang, kita akan dilimpahi kesihatan yang baik, kejayaan, kemenangan dan kesejahteraan dalam setiap aspek," katanya.

Menurut Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu, Nowruz menandakan hari pertama bermulanya musim bunga dan juga ekuinoks musim bunga yang dirai lebih 300 juta penduduk di seluruh dunia.

Tradisi ini bermula ketika agama Zoroastrian purba di mana ahli keluarga berkumpul dan bertukar-tukar hadiah.

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