BUZZER MEDIA & MAC ENT
NOROUZ (2007)
Friday
March 16 2007
Azure Lounge (770 Pacific Blvd) Plaza of Nation
With DJ:
Sean Merat
(Persian pop, Hip Hop, R&B and Dance)
Doors Open at 9:30PM - 2:00 AM
Hight Ball On Special
Visuals By Icandy - Rem State
Free Hor'devours and Refreshments
Ticket Info:
$10 First 100 Only @ www.clubzone.com/buzzermedia
$15 thereafter
More @ the Door (if available)
Our ticket Outlets:
Pars North Van - 604 988 4086
Pars Coquitlam - 604 676 0716
Kando Coquitlam - 604 942 9402
Info Line - 1 778 881 6798
(HISTORY)
Noruz (also spelled Norouz, Noe-Rooz, Norooz, Noruz, Novruz, Noh Ruz, Nauroz, Nav-roze, Navroz, N·w-R™z or Nowrouz) is the traditional Iranian festival of spring which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. It is considered as the start of the New Year among Iranians.
The name comes from Avestan meaning "new day/daylight". Noruz is celebrated on or near the 21st of March. It is also called Biram in Turkish and a common greeting is "Biramuz Mubarak!"
Noruz has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years and is deeply rooted in the rituals and traditions of the Zoroastrian religion. Today the festival of Noruz is celebrated in Iran, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, Tajikestan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The Zoroastrian Parsis of India celebrate Noruz twice, firstly in common with their Iranian brethren on the vernal equinox as Jamshedi Navroz (also referred to as the Fasli New Year) and secondly on a day in July or August, depending upon whether they follow the Kadmi or the Shahenshahi calendar. This is because the practice of intercalation in the Zoroastrian calendar was lost on their arrival in India. The Kadmi New Year always precedes the Shahenshahi New Year by 30 days. In 2005, Noruz is celebrated on August 20 (Shahenshahi).
The Baha'i Faith, a religion with its origin in Iran, celebrates this day (spelling it "Naw Ruz") as a religious holiday marking not only the new year according to the Bahá'í calendar, but the end of their Nineteen Day Fast. Persian Baha'is still observe many Iranian customs associated with it, but Baha'is all over the world celebrate it as a festive day, according to local custom. American Baha'i communities, for example, may have a potluck dinner, along with prayers and readings from Baha'i scripture. While Naw Ruz, according to scripture, begins on the vernal equinox, Bahá'ís currently celebrate it on March 21, regardless of what day the equinox falls. Bahá'ís are required to suspend work and school in observance.
Although the Persian Calendar is very precise about the very moment of turn of the new year, Noruz itself is by definition the very first calendar day of the year, regardless of when the natural turn of the year happens. For instance, in some years, the actual natural moment of turn of the year could happen before the midnight of the first calendar day, but the calendar still starts at 00:00 hours for 24 hours, and those 24 hours constitue the Noruz. Iranians typically observe the exact moment of the turn of the year. |
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