Nowruz signifies the first day of spring
Embassy of Uzbekistan in Latvia together with the Baltic International Academy held Nowruz holiday celebrations
As the International Day International Day of Nowruz is celebrated since 2010. The UN General Assembly has cemented March 21 for an international holiday — Day of Nowruz. Nowruz Celebration — New Year holiday at the peoples of Eurasia, it also signifies the first day of spring and the renewal of nature. Over thousands of years, many people celebrate this holiday.
At the event made speeches Ambassador of Uzbekistan Afzal Artikov, Board Member of BMA Valery Nikiforov, the President of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Ojārs Sparitis.
Baltic International Academy students submitted brief essays in connection with the 620th anniversary of the birth of famous Uzbek scientist «Mirzo Ulugbek», «Samarkand — Mirzo Ulugbek homeland», «Nowruz — the sources and modern villiage.»
Ambassador A. Artikov wished all the guests well-being, health, luck and invited to share a meal — Uzbek plov.
