SwedenTraditioner och högtider 15 · Traditions and holidays
People who move to Sweden bring their festivals with them. Which of these is a New Year celebrated when spring begins, around 21 March?
In the exam (Swedish)
Människor som flyttar till Sverige tar med sig sina högtider. Vilken av dem är ett nyår som firas när våren börjar, runt den 21 mars?
- aHanukkahHanukka
- bChinese New YearKinesiskt nyår
- cDiwaliDiwali
- dNowruz (Newroz)Nouruz (Newroz)Correct answer
Why?
Nowruz (in Swedish Nouruz), or Newroz, is the Persian and Kurdish New Year and is celebrated at the spring equinox, around 21 March. Today many people in Sweden celebrate it.
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