novruz — in azerbaijan call novruz bayramy. along with new year and religious ramazan bayramom is one of the most important and most popular holidays in azerbaijan.though novruz is generally marked out in the muslim countries, it not a religious holiday, and, strictly speaking, celebration of a spring equinox which symbolizes updating of all live on earth.in old times on novruz six days didn't work, even peasants didn't carry out any agricultural works. days of a holiday were given only to meetings and fun, and this tradition which has got accustomed in the southern azerbaijan, as a whole, isn't broken and today.in the first day novruz can be got up early. where it is possible, people go to a reservoir: wash, splash water at each other. after all water — symbolizes clarification. thereby all wish each other fertile and happy new year.then by tradition in the same place treat each other with sweets. this day it is necessary to regale on something sweet, for example, honey, or if it isn't present — sugar in the morning. then it is necessary to inhale a fragrant smoke which symbolizes release from "evil ghosts".azerbaijanians pay a lot of attention also to preparation of a festive table in novruz. on the custom, each family, covering a new year's feast, remembers that on a table there has to be a food consisting of seven dishes which name begins with the letter "with". on a table there have to be a poison ivy, a scat — milk, a sirka — vinegar, a seed — special porridge from wheat, сабзи — greens and others.except traditional foods on a table the mirror, a candle and colored egg are put. these subjects have deeply symbolical value: candle — light or fire preserving the person against evil ghosts, a mirror — a sign of clarity or establishment of time of approach of new year.to establish the termination of old year and approach of the first day new in azerbaijan put colored egg on a mirror. and as soon as egg will shake, so the bull "threw" the globe on other horn and new year came. all guests, observing symbolical rocking of egg on a mirror, congratulate each other, kiss, embrace and wish each other all the best.
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