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Q. What is Parsi New year known as?
Answer: Nowruz
Notes: Nowruz is the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year. Nowruz is the day of the vernal equinoxand marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the first day of the first month (Farvardin) of the Iranian calendar.It usually occurs on March 21 or the previous or following day, depending on where it is observed.

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