Amu Nouruz
Amu Nowruz ( Persian عمو نوروز, DMG Amu Nouruz , 'Uncle Nouruz'), also known as Baba Nowruz (بابا نوروز, DMG Bābā Nouruz ), is a figure of Iranian folk culture. He appears every year at the beginning of spring together with his companion Haji Firuz to announce the beginning of the Iranian New Year, Nouruz , and meets Naneh Sarma .
On the eve of the equinox , when the beginning of the New Year is celebrated in the Iranian cultural sector , Amu Nouruz brings the children gifts, similar to its counterparts in the Christian cultural sector, such as Santa Claus .
He is the husband of Naneh Sarma , the mother Frost . Both are linked by a tale of their love that explains why they can only meet once a year on New Year's Day.
In the oral legend, Naneh Sarma carefully prepares for the arrival of Uncle Nouruz, cleans the house, prepares the prison Sin table, makes himself beautiful, but falls asleep while waiting. He approaches her on his brown horse while the flowers bloom on his way, he gives her presents while she sleeps, but refrains from waking her. When she wakes up he has already gone on again, so that she has to wait another year for his return. Often this story is connected with the prophecy that the world will end if the two really meet.
There are variants in which Amu Nouruz is the son of Naneh Sarma. In part of the folk tradition, Amu Noruz is carried down from the mountains by Simorgh .
Amu Nouruz is described as an older gray or white-haired and mostly bearded man who wears a felt hat, a sash , a long blue coat, a walking stick, thin-soled sandals ( Giweh ) and a pair of linen trousers. He appears as a sage who transmits the ancient story of the New Year to the youth. Hajji Firuz plays on his tambourine , dances and demands the gifts that Amu Nouruz brings.
See also
Web links
- Presentation of the legend youtube.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ هفت سین ، حاجی فیروز ، بابا نوروز ، ننه سرما و
- ↑ نگاهی به حضور عمو نوروز و ننه سرما در ادبیات فارسی.
- ↑ a b c d e Azadeh Azad: Thus Speaks Mother Simorq . H&S Media, 2017, ISBN 978-1-78083-210-4 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Iran's national doll Amu Nowruz unveiled ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , March 16, 2011
- ↑ Norooz History - New Years Roots - Real Iran. Retrieved March 20, 2017 (American English).
- ↑ Pir-e Zan. In: Encyclopædia Iranica . (English).
- ^ Fazlollah Mohtadi: ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Amu Nowruz. ) Shiraz University Center for Children's Literature Studies.
