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Celebrating Nowrouz: Iranian New Year Traditions

Nowrouz, the Iranian New Year, marks the beginning of spring with traditions like cleaning, gift-giving, symbolic haftsin table setup, and enjoying special dishes. Discover the customs and symbolism surrounding Nowrouz in Iran with these rich cultural practices.

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Celebrating Nowrouz: Iranian New Year Traditions

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  1. Nowrouz, Iranian New Year, begins on the first day of spring That is usually on March 20th or 21st

  2. On Nowrouz, Iranians: • Make sure the house is totally clean • Prepare for receiving guests with sweets, fruit, tea and dry roasted nuts • Wear new clothes • Visit relatives and give each other gifts • Eat “sabzi polo” rice with herbs and “mahi” fish • The most important thing is to forget the old grudges

  3. Do try Sabzi polo Mahi if you are near a Persian restaurant

  4. Iranians also set a “hafsin” during Nowrouz: a table which has seven items with names that begin with letter “s”

  5. You can personalize your “haftsin” like this:

  6. Like this:

  7. Perhaps this

  8. Even this!

  9. Light has a symbolic significance in the Zoroastrian faith

  10. The idea has inspired painters:

  11. And producers of calendars and postcards:

  12. The important thing is to have certain items like freshly grown herbs, colored eggs, and garlic in the “haftsin”

  13. Freshly grown herb is called:“Sabzeh”

  14. Some other items include: apples “Seeb”

  15. Garlic “Seer”

  16. And coins,“Sekkeh”

  17. Vinegar as well:“Serkeh”

  18. And, a paste made with wheat called:“Samanoo”

  19. Colored eggs don’t have a name beginning with S but they are in the haftsin all the same!

  20. The same is true of goldfish!

  21. Iranians send beautiful postcards to each other on Nowrouz

  22. Sometimes the card includes poetic descriptions of the spring in exquisite calligraphy like this one by Hafez of Shiraz (14th cent.)

  23. Millions of people in and out of Iran celebrate Nowrouz, like these Kurdish ladies:

  24. Or, these beautiful people in Tajikistan

  25. Nowrouz means “a new day” When Iranians see each other on Nowrouz, they say: Sadsaal be in saalha literally: May you see a hundred years like this one!

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