Nowruz, wanda kuma aka fi sani da sabuwar shekara ta Farisa, wani tsohon biki ne da ake yi a Iran da sauran kasashe da dama na yankin. Bikin shine farkon sabuwar shekara a kalandar Farisa kuma yawanci yakan faɗi a ranar farko ta bazara, wato kusan 20 ga Maris. Nowruz lokaci ne na sabuntawa da sake haifuwa, kuma yana daya daga cikin al'adu masu mahimmanci da daraja a cikin al'adun Iran.
Asalin Nowruz ana iya samo shi tun daga tsohuwar daular Farisa, wacce ta samo asali sama da shekaru 3,000. Tun asali dai an yi bikin ne a matsayin biki na Zoroastrian, kuma daga baya wasu al'adu a yankin suka karbe shi. Kalmar nan “Nowruz” ita kanta tana nufin “sabuwar rana” a cikin Farisa, kuma tana nuna ra’ayin sabon farawa da sabon farawa.
Wani muhimmin al'amari na Nowruz shine tebur na Haft-Seen, wanda shine tebur na musamman wanda aka kafa a cikin gidaje da wuraren taruwar jama'a yayin bikin. Yawancin lokaci ana ƙawata teburin da abubuwa bakwai na alama waɗanda suka fara da harafin Farisa “zunubi”, wanda ke wakiltar lamba bakwai. Wadannan abubuwa sun hada da Sabzeh (alkama, sha'ir ko lentil sprouts), Samanu (pudding mai zaki da aka yi daga ƙwayayen alkama), Senjed ( busasshen 'ya'yan itacen magarya), Seer (tafarnuwa), Seeb (apple), Somāq (sumac berries) da Serkeh. (vinegar).
Baya ga teburin Haft-Seen, ana kuma gudanar da bikin Nowruz tare da wasu al'adu da al'adu daban-daban, kamar ziyartar 'yan uwa da abokan arziki, musayar kyaututtuka, da halartar bukukuwan jama'a. Yawancin Iraniyawa kuma suna bikin Nowruz ta hanyar tsalle kan gobara a jajibirin bikin, wanda aka yi imanin yana kawar da ruhohi da kuma kawo sa'a.
Nowruz lokaci ne na farin ciki, bege, da sabuntawa a cikin al'adun Iran. Biki ne na sauye-sauyen yanayi, nasarar haske a kan duhu, da kuma ikon sabbin mafari. Don haka, wata al'ada ce mai kima wacce take da tushe a cikin tarihi da kuma ainihin al'ummar Iran.
Lokacin aikawa: Maris 17-2023