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National Museum of Asian Art Announces Its 2025 Nowruz Family Festival • Feb. 19, 2025, 8:37 AM ET (Smithsonian Institution)

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Also Known As Nō-Rūz • Nō Rūz • Naurūz • Nōgrūz • Nōrūz

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Nowruz haft-sīn spread
relief possibly depicting a Nowruz celebration in ancient Persepolis, Iran
illustration of Nowruz in the Shāh-nāmeh of Ferdowsī
Mughal Emperor Jahangir celebrating Nowruz
Kurdish women jumping over a bonfire as part of Nowruz festivities
haft-sīn table setting
visiting a Parsi fire temple for Nowruz
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