Nowruz ceremony in the Naser al-Din Shah court

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Following the demise of the caliphate and the subsequent re-emergence of persian dynasties such as the Samanids and Buyids, Nowruz became an even more important event. The Buyids revived the ancient traditions of Sassanian times and restored many smaller celebrations that had been eliminated by the caliphate.

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