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While the two-week celebrations centre on seeing relatives, picnicking, travelling, and eating traditional food, Nowruz itself – which is Farsi for New Day – is steeped in ancient myths and fiction, as well as traditions and symbols.
Azar Hekmat-Shoar, whose real name was Azar Taj Dehghani, was born in Tabriz in 1314 …