What is Nowruz called in Kurdish communities?

Newroz is the name commonly used for Nowruz in Kurdish communities.

The Kurdish form is written Newroz and is widely associated with the Kurdish New Year and the arrival of spring. Celebrations may include communal gatherings, traditional clothing, music, dancing, and outdoor fires, with details varying among Kurdish communities and countries.

The word belongs to the same broader family of names as Persian Nowruz and Central Asian forms such as Navruz. All refer to related spring New Year traditions, but spelling and pronunciation reflect different languages and writing systems.

Newroz is also connected with Kurdish cultural identity and the legend of Kawa the Blacksmith, who is said in Kurdish tradition to have overthrown the tyrant Zahhak. That political and mythic symbolism is distinct from the basic astronomical meaning of the spring New Year.