International Day of Nowruz by the UN General Assembly indicates that this holiday, with its rich cultural heritage and centuries-old tradition, plays an important role in enhancing relations between nations based on mutual respect and good neighborly relations, and promotes mutual cultural enrichment,” a congratulatory message released on Ukraine's presidential website read.
Yanukovych also wished President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad good health and called for the further expansion of relations and cooperation between Kiev and Tehran.
Nowruz, which coincides with the first day of spring on the solar calendar, is mostly celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
For Iranians, Nowruz is a celebration of renewal and change, a time to visit relatives and friends, and pay respect to senior family members.
Iranians welcome the New Year by wearing new clothes and setting the Haft Seen, a table containing seven items starting with the letter 'S'; Sabzeh (freshly grown greens), Samanu (sweet wheat paste), Senjed (jujube), Seeb (apple), Seer (garlic) and Somagh (sumac).
In a congratulatory televised address on the occasion of Nowruz (on Monday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei named the year 1390 (March 2011-2012) as "The Year of Economic Jihad."
Ayatollah Khamenei also called on Iranian officials and nation to make Jihad-like efforts in order to lay the ground for a decade of economic growth.
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