`?but the autocrats` gifts to humanity have been bomb and massacre,` President Ahmadinejad made the remarks on the second day of the 2nd world Nowrouz celebrations which began in this capital city Sunday morning at the Saad-Abad Cultural Complex.
Iran`s President further said `This is the difference between our culture and the culture of our enemies.`
Ahmadinejad said Nowrouz is a symbol of human beings` survival.
President Ahmadinejad`s counterparts from Armenia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Iraq are special guests to these global celebrations being held Monday in the Tehran Vahdat Hall.
Over 100 reporters, photographers and photo journalists from Iran and abroad have been covering the 2nd world Nowrouz festival in Tehran.
Annually, 300 million people across the world celebrate Nowrouz. Nowrouz (literally meaning New Day), is the celebration of the onset of spring and the solar Iranian year.
It is the most cherished festival celebrated by all Iranians, irrespective of race, religion, status or location.
The 1st world Nowrouz celebrations were held in Iran on March 27, 2010, in the presence of President Ahmadinejad.
Nowrouz tradition was registered by UNESCO in 2010. (*)
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