Nowruz: References & Edit History

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  • Charles Preston
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Harvard University - Center for Middle Eastern Studies - Celebrating Nowruz. Sep 22, 2026
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Nowruz. Sep 18, 2026
Add new Web site: Iran Chamber Society - No-Rooz, The Iranian New Year at Present Times. Jun 05, 2026
Added top questions, restructured, and added mention of egg decorations in Iran. Mar 20, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Nowruz: Persian New Year's Table Celebrates Spring Deliciously. Jan 10, 2026
Add new Web site: Asian Art Museum - Nowruz (PDF). Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Nowruz: Origins and Rituals (PDF). Jun 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Harvard University - Center for Middle Eastern Studies - Celebrating Nowruz. Feb 15, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - What is Nowruz? Persian New Year traditions and food explained. Nov 19, 2024
Corrected display issue. Mar 18, 2024
Article updated and expanded. Mar 18, 2024
Add new Web site: UNESCO - Silk Roads Programme - Nowruz: Celebrating the New Year on the Silk Roads. Feb 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Nowruz - The Persian New Year and The Spring Equinox. Dec 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Learn Religion - Naw-Ruz - the Baha'i and Zoroastrian New Year. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - What is Nowruz and how is the Persian New Year celebrated? Aug 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Nowruz. Feb 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Heritage Institute - Nowruz. Jan 13, 2023
Added discussion of its celebration as a secular holiday. Mar 13, 2020
Media added. Feb 04, 2009
Added new Web site: Crystal Links - Noruz. Dec 14, 2007
Added new Web site: Whatsonwhen - Noruz. Dec 14, 2007
Added new Web site: Islamic Studies at Colgate University - Noruz. Dec 14, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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