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Baha'i
This evening March 20th marks the end of the Baha'i Fast and the beginning of Naw-Ruz or New Year for Baha'is. Naw-Ruz is also widely observed in Iran and Afganistan by Muslims and Zooroastrians.
Here is an article about Naw-Ruz:
http://www.safnet.com/bahai/docs/nawruz.html
No one is sure when Naw-Ruz began but it coincides with the first day of Spring and the vernal equinox.
I'm speculating but it might have some relationship to Nisan:
"Hebrew nîs
n, from Akkadian nis
nu, the first month in the Babylonian calendar (corresponding to parts of March and April), from Sumerian nisag, first fruits.."
So like Nisan, Naw-Ruz introduces the Baha'i Year..this will be 163 of the Baha'i Era.
- Art
Here is an article about Naw-Ruz:
http://www.safnet.com/bahai/docs/nawruz.html
No one is sure when Naw-Ruz began but it coincides with the first day of Spring and the vernal equinox.
I'm speculating but it might have some relationship to Nisan:
"Hebrew nîs
![amacr.gif](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/edu/ref/ahd/s/amacr.gif)
![amacr.gif](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/edu/ref/ahd/s/amacr.gif)
So like Nisan, Naw-Ruz introduces the Baha'i Year..this will be 163 of the Baha'i Era.
- Art