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A Time of Plenty: Celebrating Nowruz in America
Nowruz is the Iranian/Persian New Year, occurring at the time of the spring equinox (this year, it was today, March 20th). A short essay about want and abundance amongst exiles.
Pictures of the sort of haft seen table described in the linked article
How I Honor My Family’s History with a Persian New Year Feast (with recipes!)
Images of Nowruz celebrations around the world
Pictures of the sort of haft seen table described in the linked article
How I Honor My Family’s History with a Persian New Year Feast (with recipes!)
Images of Nowruz celebrations around the world
Happy Nowruz, friends.
posted by Reynard Digitalis at 12:56 AM on March 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Reynard Digitalis at 12:56 AM on March 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
Sal-e nou mobarak!
Unsurprisingly, there's no haft sin at the White House this year. Instead, the pot says of the kettle, "Deceit has become official state policy."
posted by Gordafarin at 3:12 AM on March 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
Unsurprisingly, there's no haft sin at the White House this year. Instead, the pot says of the kettle, "Deceit has become official state policy."
posted by Gordafarin at 3:12 AM on March 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
Yesterday was just sunny enough in Toronto that determined families would have been able to dine in the parks. My office is near Sunnybrook, and the faint smell of grilling in the air as I left the hospital was very pleasing.
Happy Nowruz! It's the best time to have a new year.
posted by scruss at 5:36 AM on March 21, 2018
Happy Nowruz! It's the best time to have a new year.
posted by scruss at 5:36 AM on March 21, 2018
Happy Fall Equinox to all my fellow global southerners.
posted by signal at 7:16 AM on March 21, 2018
posted by signal at 7:16 AM on March 21, 2018
Southern California has the largest Persian population outside of Iran. L.A. alone has about 500,000 Persians. The break room at my office could not possibly have more sweets in it than it does right now. Happy Nowruz!!!
posted by Sophie1 at 8:40 AM on March 21, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Sophie1 at 8:40 AM on March 21, 2018 [3 favorites]
Thank you for posting this here. I have had a class with Porochista, and she is a total delight, still incredibly generous in the face of all America's ingratitude today.
posted by Countess Elena at 10:34 AM on March 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Countess Elena at 10:34 AM on March 21, 2018 [1 favorite]
I am one of the people who filled an LA office break room with sweets. NO REGRETS. Nowruz mubarak!
posted by yasaman at 1:51 PM on March 21, 2018
posted by yasaman at 1:51 PM on March 21, 2018
In the southern hemisphere, does anyone celebrate Nowruz in September instead? Or does the tradition/history/calendar date take precedence over the seasonality?
posted by inconstant at 10:16 AM on March 22, 2018
posted by inconstant at 10:16 AM on March 22, 2018
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One year I'd love to go to one of the bonfires. A few years ago I went to Persian dance performance to honor spring and was captivated. The feast recipes have inspred me to go to a Persian restaurant for lunch or dinner tomorrow. Yum!
I also enjoyed the pictures of the haft seen table and celebrations around the world, but the link to the essay didn't work for me (using Android phone here).
posted by LeftMyHeartInSanFrancisco at 11:53 PM on March 20, 2018 [1 favorite]