VIDEO : Watch: Nowruz celebrations in Azerbaijan

Nowruz, the herald of spring, is bringing pleasure to many communities from Balkans to South Asia, from the Caucasus, to the Black Sea Basin.

Nowruz, the herald of spring, is bringing pleasure to many communities from Balkans to South Asia, from the Caucasus, to the Black Sea Basin.

In Azerbaijan, the festive season started with the celebrations on the Atashgah Hearth Temple in Baku, attracting many artists from everywhere in the nation. The outdated traditions, together with the symbolic characters of Nowruz, Keçel and Köse, had been delivered to life with dance, music and artwork performances.

Nowruz, the Persian New 12 months begins on the spring equinox, 21 March, and it’s celebrated by various communities for over 3,000 years with completely different traditions.