2022
Hello World
I’m Saman Shahamat Javid a local guide from Tehran, Iran
Happy Nowruz to all
Nowruz (Persian: نوروز Nowruz; [nouˈɾuːz]; literally "New Day") is the name of the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by the Iranian peoples, along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning of the New Year.
Nowruz is the day of the beginning of spring.
Etymology:
The term Nowruz is a Persian compound word, consisting of the words now and ruz. Now which means "new" and Ruz which means "day".
Locality:
The festival of Nowruz is celebrated by many groups of people in Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Bayan-Ölgii Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
Nowruz is the most important holiday in Iran, marking the official New Year of the country. It is the first day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian solar calendar. In Iran.
Observances:
House cleaning, or shaking the house (خانه تکانی – xane tekāni) as referred to by Persian-speaking Iranians, is commonly observed before the arrival of Nowruz. People start preparing for Nowruz with a major spring-cleaning of their house and the purchase of new clothes to wear for the New Year, as well the purchase of flowers.
Decorative tables:
Haft Seen (Persian: هفت سین – Haft Sin); "Seven S's") is the traditional table setting of Nowruz in Iran.
Greenery (سبزه – sabze): Wheat, barley or lentil sprouts grown in a dish
Samanu (سمنو – samanu): A sweet pudding made from germinated wheat
The dried fruit of the oleaster tree (سنجد – senjed)
Garlic (سیر – sir)
Apples (سیب – sib)
Sumac berries (سماق – somāq)
Vinegar (سرکه – serke)
Other symbolic items which are usually set along the Haft Seen are candles, a mirror, decorating coins, and decorated eggs (sometimes one for each member of the family). A bowl of water with goldfish, a holy book (e.g. the Quran) and/or a poetry book (e.g. the Divan of Hafez), and rose water are also included to the setting.
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