Nowruz, meaning "new day," begins at the exact moment of the vernal equinox - 3: 14pm in Tehran or 7: 44am EST.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megan Baaske: Nowruz: A Holiday Rich in Culinary Symbolism] Reference

This background gives President Obama's simple "Nowruz" (New Year) greeting to the Iranian people added weight and significance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Joseph A. Palermo: President Obama Offers Iran "A Promise of a New Day"] Reference

Persian New Year 'Nowruz' today, history, celebrations.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Easter is around: Some inspirational quotes, scraps, SMS] Reference

Here is video of Obama's "Nowruz" message to the Iranian people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blogrunner] Reference

"Nowruz" has been officially recognized as an international holiday by the UN General.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Air Seychelles staff donate to Haiti cause] Reference

Nowruz, meaning "a new day," is an ancient Iranian tradition that has been celebrated around the globe for nearly three millenniums.    From Wordnik.com.  [Today.Az] Reference

"People couldn't resist the Taliban," says Nowruz, 25.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebuilding The Bamiyan Buddhas] Reference

Today marks the start of Nowruz, the Persian New Year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megan Baaske: Nowruz: A Holiday Rich in Culinary Symbolism] Reference

Nowruz is just one part of your great and celebrated culture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transcript of Obama's Message in Celebration of Nowruz] Reference

Nowruz, by the way, marks the beginning of spring for Iranians.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2009] Reference

Perhaps that most recognizable part of Nowruz is the Haft Sinn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megan Baaske: Nowruz: A Holiday Rich in Culinary Symbolism] Reference

And the New Year celebrations I remember fondly of Nowruz, March 21st.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2009] Reference

With Nowruz fast approaching, I'm not the only one hunting for hyacinths.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pushing the Iranian Opposition Underground] Reference

And there is no holiday dearer to the hearts of the Iranian people than Nowruz.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pushing the Iranian Opposition Underground] Reference

By contrast, a plausible argument in favor of Obama's Nowruz message. dp damato.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

Text of a videotaped message from President Barack Obama in celebration of Nowruz.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transcript of Obama's Message in Celebration of Nowruz] Reference

President Obama released a special video message for all those celebrating Nowruz.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Obama Video Reaches Out to the People of Iran] Reference

A staple of the Persian New Year, Nowruz, hyacinths are notoriously hard to control.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pushing the Iranian Opposition Underground] Reference

Let me extend my very best wishes to all who are celebrating Nowruz around the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ayatollah Khamenei, Tear Down These Walls] Reference

The food of Nowruz is especially meaningful, as each item serves as a symbol for the New Year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megan Baaske: Nowruz: A Holiday Rich in Culinary Symbolism] Reference

He derided critics who mocked his Nowruz address for not immediately yielding a watershed in U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get | ATTACKERMAN] Reference

The caption of this photograph at The Guardian says only, “Nowruz celebrations in Afghanistan.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [GUEST POST: THE STREET, A PARK, AND THE UNSEEN MIDDLE EAST » Sociological Images] Reference

The traditional Nowruz table is covered with a special cloth on which sits seven symbols of renewal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fresh Foods Ring in Persian New Year of Nowruz] Reference

Specifically, Obama spoke directly to the Iranian people during the start of their new year, Nowruz.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thinking creatively about Iran policy] Reference

One of the ritual of the Nowruz actually is, beside housecleaning physically, you houseclean mentally.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fresh Foods Ring in Persian New Year of Nowruz] Reference

Nowruz is now one of hundreds of refugees living in the caves carved out of the cliffs alongside the Buddhas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebuilding The Bamiyan Buddhas] Reference

So a few hours before, family and friends gather around the Nowruz table, make wishes, read poems and meditate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fresh Foods Ring in Persian New Year of Nowruz] Reference

In July 2006, Iran reported that it had processed 2 million barrels of Soroush and Nowruz crudes at Bandar Abbas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy profile of Iran] Reference

Four years later, in 1983, a tanker ran into an oil production platform in the Nowruz oil field off Iran's shores.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Worst Oil Spills] Reference

Like everything this year, however, Nowruz will be different for all Iranians, both inside and outside of the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pushing the Iranian Opposition Underground] Reference

In an attempt to sell more of Nowruz/Soroush crude, NIOC has recently begun blending the crude with South Pars condensate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy profile of Iran] Reference

President Obama's recent release of a Youtube video bearing greetings for the Nowruz holiday is a taste of what is coming.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary Clinton Launches "21st Century Statecraft" Initiative by State Department] Reference

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, falls on the first day of spring and is celebrated with gold coins, hyacinths and jasmine blossoms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iran's New Year] Reference

As she cooks in her large sunny kitchen, she talks about why it is so important for Persians to celebrate Nowruz wherever they are.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fresh Foods Ring in Persian New Year of Nowruz] Reference

This was the point of Obama's Nowruz address to the Iranian people -- to communicate directly with them and share America's democracy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Signer: What the Neocons Don't Get about Freedom] Reference

Still, no matter how few or many pro-democracy demonstrators show up in the streets for Nowruz the Iranian opposition has far from died.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pushing the Iranian Opposition Underground] Reference