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21.3.16

Nowruz or Nor Luys

Nowruz‬ is a traditional Persian celebration of the upcoming spring, which by Avestan etymology, it means ''new day or new light." 
In the ‪‎Armenian ‬language it is also Nor Luys - Նոր լույս as in "new light".
Not only is Armenian older etymologically, considering language age, it is also older in practice because it was initially & naturally practiced in Mithraism in Armenia, before Zoroaster took it to Persia to invent Zoroastrianism
Thus, Nowruz is Nor Luys - Նոր լույս - New Light.
The ''egg'' idea that eventually got into Christianity & people started to play arround with eggs has to do with the idea of spring. 
In Armenian, it is Zatik, meaning to separate Winter from Spring, as in Zatel - զատել
So the eggs are the seeds which will be planted for spring to harvest later in autumn. 
Even the rabbits & bunnies that play part in this have that do with their mating habits & their reproduction. 
So tomorrow when you celebrate Zatik, think of your ancestors & their natural views on the tides of time & seasons instead of linking it to religious nonsense.
Setyan Vahans 

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