The majority of the celebrants of Novruz are not Persian speakers, Professor Brenda Shaffer, a specialist on energy and foreign policy, energy security polices, the Caucasus, Azerbaijan, ethnic politics in Iran, Caspian energy and Eastern Mediterranean energy issues, said in her response to US Vice President Kamala Harris’s congratulations, Report informs.
Actually, Novruz is celebrated by millions of people that are not Persian speakers. In fact, the majority of the observers of the holiday are not speakers of Persian. Some examples of greetings in other languages: Azerbaijan - Novruz bayramınız mübarək olsun! Kazakhstan - Наурыз Мейрамы Құтты Болсын! Türkiye - Nevruz Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun! Uzbekistan - Navro'z bayramingiz muborak bo'lsin!,” the professor wrote on X.