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Mathnavi heading folio from the Yusuf u Zulaykha, in the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) by Jami. Iran, Safavid period, 1557.

I Stand With Iran 🇮🇷

Nowruz (Persian: نوروز, pronounced [nowˈɾuːz]; lit. 'new day') is the Persian-language term for the day of the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year. It begins on the spring equinox and marks the beginning of Farvardin, the first month of the Solar Hijri calendar (an Iranian calendar used officially in Iran and Afghanistan). The day is celebrated worldwide by various ethnolinguistic groups and falls on or around the date of 21 March on the Gregorian calendar.

The day of Nowruz has its origins in the Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism and is thus rooted in the traditions of the Iranian peoples; however, it has been celebrated by diverse communities for over 3,000 years in Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin, the Balkans, and South Asia. Presently, while it is largely a secular holiday for most celebrants and enjoyed by people of several different faiths and backgrounds, Nowruz remains a holy day for Zoroastrians, Baháʼís, and some Muslim communities.

As the spring equinox, Nowruz marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The moment at which the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year, and families traditionally gather together to observe the rituals.

While Nowruz has been celebrated since the reform of the Iranian calendar in the 11th century CE to mark the new year, the United Nations officially recognized the "International Day of Nowruz" with the adoption of Resolution 64/253 by the United Nations General Assembly in February 2010.

The first day of the Iranian calendar falls on the March equinox, the first day of spring, around 21 March. In the 11th century CE the Iranian calendar was reformed in order to fix the beginning of the calendar year, i.e. Nowruz, at the vernal equinox. Accordingly, the definition of Nowruz given by the Iranian scientist Tusi was the following: "the first day of the official New Year [Nowruz] was always the day on which the sun entered Aries before noon." Nowruz is the first day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian solar calendar.

HAPPY NOWRUZ TO ALL OF THE 🇮🇷 PERSIAN Communities in the 🌎

Hope

Continuing on with examples of caste in the bible, we can name civilizations where caste applied to people who were born in these regions and existed while blindly following many of the pagan faiths that are about to be mentioned. Many may discredit the existence of God, to refute the argument that God did not exist I have provided then and now comparisons to give real, archaeological proof that these civilizations are real and God’s word is still standing to this day.

The time period that I am going to lay out to you is known as The Hellenistic Period. This highlights ancient civilizations between 323 - 31 BC when Alexander The Great was a ruler of all of the below civilizations, in order. This time period is really important because the bible outlines how these civilization were not honorable to God, their sins, and how this lead to their destruction.

Babylon

This becomes Alexander’s capital in Daniel Chapter 8, God did not favor Babylon so when Alexander passed away in 323 BC Babylon began to decline. Babylon is modern day Iraq and the ruins still stand.

Babylonians can be credited for the creation of a lot of modern influences. They did not follow God and created their own systems that were advanced. Due to practicing idolatry they were not favored by God so they were the second civilization to fall after the Canaanites. Babylons can be credited for having the illusion that they are going to be permanent, however they were very prideful with plenty of splendor before God which led to a permanent curse being placed upon them.

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