Nowruz ceremony in the Naser al-Din Shah court

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Before Sassanids established their power in Western Asia around 300 CE, Parthians celebrated Nowruz in autumn, and the first of Farvardin began at the autumn equinox. During the reign of the Parthian dynasty, the spring festival was Mehrgan, a Zoroastrian and persian festival celebrated in honor of Mithra.

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