Persian New Year, called Bayram, is the start of the new day for the ethnic Azerbaijanians living in Georgia. Their New Year comes with the Spring and it’s celebrated with the feast of traditional dishes and a wide range of rituals, which continues for 4 or 5 days. In 2010 the Persian New Year (Bayram) was officially declared as an international holiday by the General Assembly of the UN. Also in 2009 the celebration became the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. It’s considered to be the living treasure of the humanity. Bayram is over at night, when people put the fire in front of their houses and start to dance and sing around the sparkling flames left from the celebration...
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