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Holidays and Festivals:

Novruz Bayra

Azerbaijan's most important festival is Novruz Bayram. This spring festival begins on the vernal equinox and marks the Persian New Year. Workers enjoy five days off, as Azeris participate in parades, shows, and plays, while enjoying special foods. It is a celebration of life and renewal.

Preparation for Novruz Bayram starts a few weeks before the actual festival, with families cleaning house and planting symbolic seeds; other rites take place during the week leading up to the festival.

From Living Abroad’s Azerbaijan Report - Orientation / Holidays and festivals

Written by Michael Cadden, SGMS-T, VP International Operations