BMMI students greeted the spring holiday of Nooruz

21.03.2022

Nooruz (or Novruz) is celebrated on March 21, the day of the vernal equinox, and marks the beginning of the new year. Novruz was originally a pagan holiday of the Zoroastrians, who considered the day of the vernal equinox sacred. Now it is celebrated in such countries as Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China (XUAR and other regions), Mongolia, Pakistan, Russian Federation (Bashkortostan, Dagestan, Tatarstan and other regions), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and others. The students were introduced to the traditions and customs of the people of Kyrgyzstan, treated to traditional dishes, as well as the main dish Sumolok.