Celebration of New Year in Afghanistan

Out of all glorious celebrations which were common among Aria people, it is the celebration of New Year, called starting of spring. It is celebrated in the first of Hamal. After passing the cold season of winter, the new grown grasses and tulips notify good news of spring.
Spring brings beauty, prosperity, fragrant air and huge glad tidings.

In order to achieve to the hopes, cultivation, work and passing the problems and tough times of winter season, our people celebrate this tradition in different names like New Year , picnic of red flower (Mela-e Gul-e Surkh) and celebration of farmer.
This glorious clebration is started in different places of the country with holding up the pure flags , like , Jahinda-e Sakhi in Kabul , flag of Mubarak shrine of Hazrat Ali Shah-e Mardan in Mazar-e Sharief and some other places in the country, the best one is celebrated in Mazar-e Sharief and is continued for forty days.
It is a tradition that people make seven types of fruit with great pleasure and present to their friends and guests. The picnic of red flower (Meela-e gul-e Surkh) is held in the first day of Hamal month and it is celebrated in special places with local and national anthem, singing and firing.

Writer: M.Azim Ulfati