Azerbaijani community in Georgia celebrates Novruz
Azerbaijani community in Georgia celebrates Novruz

Azerbaijani community in Georgia today celebrates Novruz (Novruz Bayrami), a holiday marking the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring.

In 2010, the International Day of Nowruz was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly.

Celebrated for over 3000 years in the Balkans, the Black Sea Basin, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East and other regions, it promotes values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families as well as reconciliation and neighbourliness.