[🇵🇰] How do Pakistanis celebrate Nowruz?

[Old School]

Source : https://blog.wego.com/nowruz-in-pakistan/#:~:text=History%20and%20significance%20of%20Nowruz&text=According%20to%20some%20Shia%20Muslims,Hazrat%20Adam%20was%20also%20born.

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This year, Nowruz falls on 20 March 2024. Nowruz is an optional holiday in Pakistan; schools and businesses remain open on the day. Nowruz is observed by the Shia, Ismaili, and some Hazara communities in Pakistan, although it is not observed by the rest of the population. Baloch people are generally present at the celebrations of this traditional event.
The theme of purity and rebirth is central to many spring festivities. Activities centered on renewal, such as cleaning, planting trees, making new garments, and decorating eggs, remain popular prior to Nowruz.
The day before Nowruz, relatives’ graves are visited and cared for, and the entire family would gather around the table to savor traditional delicacies. A khoncha, a big silver or copper dish with Samani (wheat) in the center and candles and painted eggs signifying the number of family members around it, will be set on the table. At least seven dishes will be served at the feast.
In Pakistan's north, Nowruz and Pakistan Day celebrated together with food, polo and dancing (arabnews.pk)
Nowruz in Pakistan 2024: When and How to Celebrate? - Wego Travel Blog

 

[TheNewb77]

Turkey and Iran celebrate this too if I recall correctly. It originated in Iran from Iranic/Persian makes you wonder why Turkey celebrates it. It's understandable that the Kurds do, but the Turks in Turkey and Punjabis in Pakistan, do they celebrate it too?

@LegionnairE @Aryobarzan @wudangmaster @Ario

 

[Old School]

Turkey and Iran celebrate this too if I recall correctly. It originated in Iran from Iranic/Persian makes you wonder why Turkey celebrates it. It's understandable that the Kurds do, but the Turks in Turkey and Punjabis in Pakistan, do they celebrate it too?

@LegionnairE @Aryobarzan @wudangmaster @Ario

After arriving in Persia, the Seljuks Turkics adopted Persian culture, used Persian as the official language of the government, and played an essential role in developing Turko-Persian traditions. The Ottomans succeeded the Seljuks to become the new rulers of the Sultanate of Rum, and both have their roots in the Oghuz Turkic culture, which was heavily Persianized.

 

[Ario]

Turkey and Iran celebrate this too if I recall correctly. It originated in Iran from Iranic/Persian makes you wonder why Turkey celebrates it. It's understandable that the Kurds do, but the Turks in Turkey and Punjabis in Pakistan, do they celebrate it too?

@LegionnairE @Aryobarzan @wudangmaster @Ario

Given its origins, the festivity is marked in countries with significant Persian cultural influence, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.When the Caucasian and Central Asian countries gained independence from the Soviets, they also declared Nowruz as a national holiday. Nowruz was added to the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.In the US and Canada Nowruz is also recognized and is marked in the calendar.

 

[Old School]

Given its origins, the festivity is marked in countries with significant Persian cultural influence, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.When the Caucasian and Central Asian countries gained independence from the Soviets, they also declared Nowruz as a national holiday. Nowruz was added to the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.In the US and Canada Noeruz is also recognized and is marked in the calendar.

In fact, Persian was a critical language for a long time in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; even in terms of religion until post Second World War petrodollar from the Gulf states pushed Arabic through millions of newly built mosques and madrassas in those countries.