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Baku to Host Celebrations of Novruz Holiday

Society Materials 14 March 2008 18:22 (UTC +04:00)
Baku to Host Celebrations of Novruz Holiday

Azerbaijan, Baku, 14 March / Trend corr J. Babayeva/ The Baku Administration has approved of the plan on celebration arrangements to be held in Baku due the Novruz Holiday, the Baku Administration told Trend .

On 18 March, girls and boys dressed in national cloths will go in phaetons decorated with Novruz characters from the Azneft Square to Surakhani settlement where the fire-worshipper's temple Atashgah is located. According to the tradition, they will pick up the eternal fire from the Atashgah and bring it to the city to make a celebration fire in front of the Maiden Tower.

The Baku Administration will organize entertainment arrangements in front of the Maiden Tower on 18 March.

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