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UN Chief: Nowruz holiday "has meaning for the whole world"
22.03.2017 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, while speaking on occasion of the Nowruz holiday, celebrated across Central Asia on Mar 21, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the holiday «has meaning for the whole world», UN Radio reports.
As to the report, Guterres said that the celebration and feast of renewal was a «reminder of all that we have in common and the richness of our diversity».
It is to be admitted, the feast marks the Iranian New Year, and translates literally as «new day».
It has been celebrated for thousands of years, and quoting the poet Nasir-I Khusraw especially appropriate since it is also World Poetry Day the UN Chief said the «aged world is young again» and it was «a time to learn about each other and the world».
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