Nowruz - New Year

Nowruz - New Year is a cultural festival that celebrated over 3000 years worldwide in the Balkans, Black Sea, Basin, Caucasus, and especially in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Turkey. In the year 2009, UNESCO inscribed Nowruz in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. However, the authors in this article, examine how the people in different countries celebrate this festival and how politics impacted the celebration of the ancient fest in different countries.