Nowruz

Happy Persian New Year (Nowruz)

“While Iranians around the world prepare to celebrate the Persian New Year (Nowruz) on March 21, marking the beginning of spring, we thought it would be great to celebrate with those who have supported us all along.”

The day of Nowruz has its origins in the Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism and is thus rooted in the traditions of the Iranian people; however, it has been celebrated by diverse communities for over 3,000 years in Western Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Black Sea Basin, the Balkans, and South Asia. Presently, while it is largely a secular holiday for most celebrants and enjoyed by people of several different faiths and backgrounds, Nowruz remains a holy day for Zoroastrians, Baha’is, and some Muslim communities.

As the spring equinox, Nowruz marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the moment at which the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year. Traditional customs of Nowruz include fire and water, ritual dances, gift exchanges, reciting poetry, symbolic objects, and more; these customs differ between the diverse peoples and countries that celebrate the festival.

 

Norooz
The Iranian people; however, it has been celebrated by diverse

 

Haftsin (Persian: هفت‌سین)

 

Haftsin (Persian: هفت‌سین) is an arrangement of seven symbolic items whose names start with the letter “س” (pronounced as “seen”), the 15th letter in the Persian alphabet; “haft” (هفت) is Persian for “seven”. It is traditionally displayed at Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox, marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

 

Haftsin (Persian: هفت‌سین)
Haftsin (Persian: هفت‌سین) is an arrangement of seven symbolic items whose names start with the letter “س” (pronounced as “seen”),