Happy Nowruz 2021

From the steppes of Central Asia to the mountains of the Caucasus, from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf

■ Babak KHANDANI, Catherine BISSON-SERIAN
Friday 19 March 2021

Keywords: Video

In these lands that have become predominantly Muslim, sometimes Christian, one of the last remnants of Indo-European paganism and its solar cult, an essential element of Mazdean rites, Nowruz remains vibrant. In this time of pandemic concerns, let us glorify the sol invictus and beg him for wisdom and foresight.

As a greeting card, here is a video from Silk Road Dance Company:

From the steppes of Central Asia to the mountains of the Caucasus, from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf, Silk Road Dance Company greets their friends around the world who celebrate the New Year at the Spring Equinox — Uzbek, Uyghur, Tajik, Azeri, Afghan, Crimean Tatar, Kazakh, Iranians, Turkmen, Kurds and many others.

Music: Mohsen Chavoshi – Beh raghs aa
Dance: Silk Road Dance Company
Choreography: Laurel Victoria Gray

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