Posted on 03/19/2024 1:12:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Google commemorates Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with a vibrant doodle symbolizing equal daylight and darkness on the vernal equinox. The doodle features haft-sīn, a table Google has created a colourful and vibrant doodle to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Nowruz means 'new day' in Persian and it aligns with the vernal equinox, marking the period when daylight and darkness are nearly equal in duration.
The Google doodle consist of multiple colourful elements which represent the Persian culture. The doodle comprises of traditional calligraphy, floral designs and the most important tradition haft-sīn.
For those unaware, Haft-sin is a distinctive table arrangement comprising seven items whose names commence with the letter "sin" in Farsi. Each item symbolises a significant concept for the upcoming year. These items usually include wheat for rebirth and good fortune, wheat pudding for power and strength, olive for love, berries for the sunrise, vinegar for age and patience, apple for beauty, and garlic for good health.
"The annual festival has been around for over 3,000 years. The earliest origins of Nowruz trace back to ancient Iran (then Persia). It was held on the spring equinox to mark the start of the blooming season. As time went on, several countries and ethnic groups along the Silk Roads started adopting the tradition," mentions Google.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
[snip] The day of Nowruz has its origins in the Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism and is thus rooted in the traditions of the Iranian peoples; however, it has been celebrated by diverse communities for over 3,000 years in Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin, the Balkans, and South Asia. Presently, while it is largely a secular holiday for most celebrants and enjoyed by people of several different faiths and backgrounds, Nowruz remains a holy day for Zoroastrians, Baháʼís, and some Muslim communities. [/snip]
The Zoroastrian keywords, sorted, duplicates out:
The Mark of Zoro. I saw the movie.
I think the production costs were paid by the Aster family.
I hear there’s big money in religion.
To me it’s just the equinox. Happens twice a year. The spring one is associated with new beginnings so it sort of makes sense to start a year then which beats January 1st I suppose. Happy equinox everyone.
The Julian calendar used to begin the year later in what we know as the year. :^)
[snip] WHEREAS the legal Supputation of the Year of our Lord in that Part of Great Britain called England, according to which the Year beginneth on the 25th Day of March... [/snip]
[snip] The Julian Calendar, hath been discovered to be erroneous, by means whereof the Vernal or Spring Equinox, which at the Time of the General Council of Nice in the Year of our Lord 325, happened on or about the 21st Day of March, now happens on the 9th or 10th Day of the same Month... [/snip]
https://dfns.dyalog.com/n_British_Calendar_Act_1751.htm
additional:
https://dfns.dyalog.com/n_Gregorian_calendar.htm
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