Google Doodle celebrates Nowruz in 2024: Everything you should know about the Persian New Year

2024 Nowruz Google Doodle for Today: 'International Nowruz Day 2024' is celebrated on Tuesday, as marked by the Google Doodle. Everything you need to know about the Persian New Year is provided here, including its date, history, significance, and more.

Google Doodle celebrates Nowruz in 2024

Google Doodle Excellence Nowruz 2024: Pendar Yousefi, a gifted Iranian guest artist, created a specially designed Google Doodle on Tuesday in celebration of "International Nowruz Day 2024." Pendar's goal was to convey through his artwork the essence of his happy childhood Nowruz experiences and welcome the arrival of spring.

Over 300 million people worldwide celebrate Nowruz, which is the Farsi term for "new day" and is sometimes referred to as the Iranian or Persian New Year. Nowruz, an ancient celebration with Zoroastrian roots, comes on or around the spring equinox, usually between March 19 and March 21. It also marks the start of the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar.

The Silk Road nations of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are among those that typically celebrate the holiday.

This is everything you need to know about Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year in 2024.
Nowruz 2024: Calendar Date and Hours
The Persian New Year, known as Nowruz (also spelled Norooz or Nowrooz), falls on the first day of the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, it will fall on a Wednesday, March 20, 2024, with Tehran, Iran marking the precise time of the vernal equinox at 6:36 AM. Nonetheless, the United Nations emphasizes the cultural significance and widespread observance of Nowruz by designating March 21st as the International Day of Nowruz.
Given that Nowruz is a global holiday celebrated throughout the year, the following are the precise times for Nowruz 2024 in various locations:

 2024 March 20, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: 9:06 AM

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: 8:06 AM on March 20, 2024
At 4:06 AM on March 20, 2024, in Tirana, Albania

Georgia's Tbilisi on March 20, 2024, at 7:06 A.M.
March 20, 2024, at 7:06 AM in Baghdad, Iraq
Damascus, Syria: 6:06 a.m. on March 20, 2024 Nowruz 2024 will be observed on two dates in India because to disparate calendar customs. According to the Solar Hijri calendar, the first celebration will occur on March 20, 2024, in line with the worldwide observance of Nowruz on the spring equinox.

 Due to the Shahenshahi calendar's lack of leap years, the Parsi community in India has the unusual custom of celebrating two New Years. The second celebration is set for August 15, 2024.