UK Government to recognise Nowruz and include it in the official UK calendar.
Formally recognition of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, as a national cultural celebration in the United Kingdom, akin to how other cultural holidays such as Chinese New Year are officially acknowledged.
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- 29 APR 2025Petition rejectedno-action
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action, there is no official UK calendar therefore this request is not possible. Decisions around the marking of specific cultural events are made by individual organisations.
- 26 MAR 2025Petition created
Background
We are urging the UK Government to recognize Nowruz, the iranian new year, as a culturally significant event and include it in the official UK calendar.
I believe that officially recognising Nowruz would be a meaningful step toward celebrating the cultural diversity that makes the UK a unique and vibrant society.