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Novruz holiday in Azerbaijan is a feast of spring, the start of New Year. Novruz celebrations are one of the most interesting events in the country.

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Traditionally, Azerbaijanis start festivities 4 Wednesdays before 21st of March, symbolizing the end of the Old year and beginning of the New year:

Su Chershenbe (Water Wednesday);
Odlu Chershenbe (Fire Wednesday);
Torpag Chershenbe (Earth Wednesday);
Akhyr Chershenbe (Last Wednesday).

According to the traditional beliefs the water is reborn on the first Wednesday: still waters come to motion; The fire reborn on the second one, the earth - on the third. On the fourth Wednesday the wind opens tree buds and spring begins.

Novruz holiday is full of ceremonies and traditions. Here is one, for example. In the evening each family light the number of torches on their house's roof corresponding to the number of the family members. Everyone in the family should jump over the burning fire saying a special spell. After the fire dies out girls and young men collect the remaining ash and pour it somewhere in the outskirts of the village or a road.

Symbolically purifying fire burns all past failures, even the memory about them is deleting from the house along with the ash.

Today in Azerbaijan the official celebration of Novruz holiday comes on March 21st. On the first day of the New year it is a tradition to rise early in the morning. If it is possible people go where water is -to a river or a spring: wash themselves, splash water on each other. Water is a symbol of cleanliness and freshness. Right there they treat each other with sweets. On this morning it is obligatory to eat something sweet - honey, candies or sugar. Then it is necessary to smell a fragrant smoke that is the way of getting rid of "evil spirits".

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