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Nevruz is known as "Mart Dokuzu" (March the 9th) will be celebrated in TRNC . How many of you the Turkish Cypriots celebrate this day ?

The word Nevruz is of Persian origin and is a combination of the words “ nev” (new) and “ruz” (day), meaning new day. According to the old Persian calendar, it is the first day of the year and regarded as the start of spring, when the sun enters the house of Aries.

On Nevruz Day, people lay their tables with an assortment of foodstuffs, play games, hold festivities, eat painted eggs and prepare large fires.

in my area we don't celebrate such a day but as far as i know some Turkish Cypriots from Larnaka area do celebrate this day and it will celebrate it again .... is there any areas in Cyprus celebrate Nevruz at march 9th .?

some part of the Turkic world it is celebrated in 21st march and so on .... why yhey are all differ ?