Iranian New Year

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Iranian New Year

• By Iranian Student Association (IRSA)

March 2008
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Iranian Student Association

• Established in 2006
• Participated in Cultural events such as
• Global Fusion
• Movie Nights
• Fiesta
• Won the best booth award for display
  performance in 2006 and 2007 (plus food contest
  in 2006)
• In the International Village of Starkville City
  Art Festival as a special participant in 2007
• Participated in the International Campus Games
• Won 3rd place in individual racquetball 2006
• Won 2nd place in soccer 2006
• Soccer Champion of 2007

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Iranian New Year (Norooz)

• Norooz means New Day
• End and rebirth
• First day of the spring beginning of Iranian
  Calendar
• Falls on Spring Equinox (usually occurs on March
  21st every year)

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Norooz Celebrating Countries

• Azerbaijan
• Albania
• Afghanistan
• Northwestern China
• Georgia
• India
• Iran
• Kyrgyzstan
• Kazakhstan
• Lebanon

Pakistan Syria Tajikistan Turkey Turkmen
istan Uzbekistan
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Norooz and its Traditions

• Traditionally goes back approximately
• 15000 years ago after the end of the
• last ice age
• Symbolized by King Jamshid
• We get ready for Norooz by
• Cleaning our houses (Khaneh-Tekani)
• Buying new clothing
• Buying gifts for family and friends

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Norooz and its Traditions

• Celebrating Last Wednesday
• or Chaharshanbeh Souri
• Getting fresh sweets and fruits to our guests
• Putting together our Haft-Seen
• Being forgiving and kind

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Last Wednesday
Chaharshanbeh Souri

• Symbolized by
• King Jamshid
• Celebrated on last Tuesday night
• of the year by jumping over fire.
• Prepares people for a peaceful
• and forgiving New Year.
• The main idea is to get the energy and positive
  glow from the fire and give all bad feelings to
  the fire.

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Haft-Seen (7 Ss)
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Haft-Seen (7 Ss)

• Haft-Seen means seven items starting with letter
  S such as
• Sabzeh
• (grown wheat) Rebirth
• Samanu
• (wheat germ pudding) Affluence
• Senjed
• (dried fruit of oleaster tree) Love
• Seer
• (garlic) Good health
• Sib
• (apple) Beauty
• Somag
• (sumac) Color of sunrise
• Serkeh
• (vinegar) Age and patience
• Haft-Seen are put together before the Norooz
  count down

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Haft-Seen (7 Ss)
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Norooz and History

• Picture of Persepolis all nations stairway
  486-465 BC
• People are bringing Norooz gifts to the king of
  Persia

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Thirteenth Day of Norooz

• First thirteen days of New Year are Holidays
• Thirteenth day of Norooz is called
• Sizdah Bedar meaning to get rid of thirteen
• (13), which envisions bad luck or omen
• Sizdah Bedar is the day of festivity and
• family picnic
• Sabzeh is supposed to collect all the illness
• pain of new year
• Sabzeh is thrown out at the end of the day

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Images

• Last Wednesday celebration in Tehran

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Images

• Norooz parade 2006 in New York City

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Images

• Norooz parade 2006 in New York City

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Images

• Norooz parade 2006 in New York City

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Iranian Student Association (IRSA)
Wishing you a happy new year