Nowruz (Persian New Year)

Nowruz beginns at

• spring equinox.

• December 31.

• January 1.

• no fixed date but changes every year.

Nowruz is celebrated for

• one day.

• three days.

• two weeks.

• thirteen days.

On Nowruz

• only adults get presents.

• no-one gets presents.

• only children get presents.

• people hide presents for others to find.

The typical Nowruz present is

• money.

• a bag of sweets.

• toys.

• a book.

On the thirteenth day of Nowruz

• all people get rid of their old things they do not need any longer.

• families clean and tidy their houses.

• people invite guests for dinner.

• the entire family goes outside to have a huge picknick that lasts the entire day.

On the thirteenth day of Nowruz young women knot together blades of grass because they

• want to ward off the evil eye.

• wish to marry.

• are bored.

• believe knotting blades of grass together brings luck.