“83rd story”
First published: March.21.2019
Happy Persian New Year.❤️❤️❤️
The exact moment that the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated each year which marks the beginning of Spring and the Persian New Year.
Millions of people celebrate the Persian new year all over the world at the exact time no matter what time zone they are in.
(Old map of the Persian Empire)
Norooz goes back thousands of years to when Persia was a great empire that covered a huge part portion of the map, which nowadays has been divided into many different countries.
Many of those countries still celebrate some of the old Persian traditions. Back in Iran, Norooz is an important holiday where all the schools are closed for two weeks.
Norooz started with the Zoroastrians but is now celebrated by many different religions. The Iranian calendar starts from the first day of spring which is March 21st of each year. Close families gather around a special table or spread where every single item set on it has a special meaning that is wished upon the new year.
The most important items on the table are 7 things with names that start with an “S” in the Farsi language:
1) Seeb (apple) represents health
2) Sabzeh (fresh greens) represents youthfulness
3) Senjed (Russian olive) represents the start of fertility.
4) Samanoo (a special sweet made from sprouts) represents the fertility herbaceous
5) Sekeh (coin) represents wealth
6) Serkeh (vinegar) represents the sourness of life
7) Seer(garlic) for keeping enemy away
There are other items we place on the table that have special meanings as well. For instance, we place lots of candles to bring luminosity to life, a mirror for brightness, eggs for creation, fish in water for innocence and prosperity, jam and pastry for sweetness, and many other things which have been added in different parts of the world with their own beautiful meanings.
Norooz ends on the 13th day of spring with a special picnic ceremony where we join the greens and fish from our tables back with nature as we free them into rivers or ponds. People keep their table for the entire 13 days as they circle their visits, starting with the eldest member of the family and usually ending with the youngest.
Thanks for sharing! I learned some new things
Thanks John dear for your interest.<3
Bonjour c’est fort instructif et passionnant au delà de nos coutumes et cultures amicalement
Bonne journée
Thanks sweetheart for reading and sharing your beautiful words.<3
Happy New Year 🤗
Appreciate it dear so much.<3
You’re welcome 🤗
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Thank you for sharing these customs 🙂 Refreshing and warm! Enjoy the Spring
Thanks dear for reading, appreciate you comment.<3
My pleasure 🙂 it was a great read
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A wondrous article Laleh, I do so enjoy learning about other cultures, and the celebration of the Persian new year is fascinating. Thank you my dear……
You are very kind dear Ivor, appreciate your interest.<3
Always my pleasure…..
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Some lovely customs. Happy new year, Laleh!
Thanks so much dear Joy. Best wishes to you too.<3
It’s good to remember our traditions; it’s good to remember the reasons for them.
Thank you dear for reading and care to comment.<3
Beautiful subject you have chosen for today’s story, it’s very interesting to know the Persian’s new year tradition. Happy new year and happy norooz and thank you for posting these beautiful stories every week.
Love you.<3
New Year Greetings, friend!!
Thanks Indira sweetheart.<3
two weeks off, wow! what a nice time of year for this. 🙂
Lol, I know that’s the best part. Thanks for reading dear and commenting.<3
Now that is a true celebration! Beautiful and fascinating! Thank you greatly for sharing.
You are very kind dear Ren, appreciate your comment.<3
Happy Norooz! 🙂 I was wondering how some of the words in Parsi is so similar to many Indian languages. The world does feel one 🙂
Thanks dear, yes there are many similar words in both our languages. <3
My cousin’s wife is from Iran. She leaves to Iran every year to celebrate with her family or her family goes visit her in Dubai.
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Great explanation 😊 Thank You 🙏❤🙏❤ #Persian #nowruz #oldculture
Thanks dear for sharing.<3
Happy Noor Rouz! <3 xo
Thanks sweetheart.<3
Happy Norooz, Laleh!
Thanks Rosaliene dear.<3
I must admit I knew nothing really of the Persian new year or Norooz, which I’d never even heard of. I feel educated and less ignorant now! It’s interesting to have 7 things that start with an S, all representing important elements in life. There’s such meaning and compassion involved, I love celebrations like this that focus on bringing people together and looking towards gratefulness and bright days ahead. A really fascinating post, Laleh, thanks for sharing!
Caz xx
Appreciate your kind words dear, and your great interest. Thanks for reading dear and sharing this wonderful comment.<3
Very interesting! Happy Norooz!
Thanks dear so much.<3
I didn’t know that. Very interesting, Happy Norooz 🙂
Thanks so much dear for reading, appreciate you comment.<3
Many blessings to you, dear Laleh, as you celebrate Norooz! <3
Thanks so much dear Anita, appreciate your kindness.<3
Thank you for sharing and a Happy Norooz!!.. through your eyes we can see the beauty and wonders of other people and cultures, not the negative views found in the news, etc… 🙂
“Life gives us brief moments with another, but sometimes in those brief moments we get memories that last a lifetime, So live that your memories will be part of your happiness.”
Thanks so much dear for sharing all these kind words. Glad to have you wonderful friends.❤️❤️❤️
Happy Bright & Luminous Norooz, dear Laleh! Thanks for telling about it. You have a very interesting tradition of celebrating. And what sort of gifts are considered to be traditional for this feast?
Thanks so much sweetheart. What a great question you asked. Giving new bills of money is the most common gifts, and it depends of how close the relationship is you get more money.😂❤️❤️❤️
And traditionally? Money! What a boring modern stuff! Do you craft anything for Norooz?
LOL, I actually give gifts to my kids, jewelry to girls and clothes, watches… to boys. Like Easter coloring eggs is a must, LOL- Thanks so much for your interest darling.<3<3<3
I got! And in the past. What was normal to give in the beginning of the 20th century, for example? Or the same stuff as in the Western world? Always at your service, my dear friend! 🙂
more than 50 years ago, money was the only gift. But now a days is like Christmas, anything you like. <3<3<3
🙂 Interesting to learn, anyhow.
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Always interesting to learn how different places and cultures mark special occasions. I like the sound of new year in Iran!
Thanks so much dear for reading and being interested. Appreciate your comment.❤️
Very interesting! Happy Norooz!
Thanks sweetheart.❤️
Wish you happy prosperous New Year.
Thanks for the information
We too have some similarities in the new year celebration
According to Hindu Calendar in India yoo New year starts in Spring
We too place certain things like Mirror, coin, rice and some grains , fruits etc.
To invite New Year with prosperity
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Wow beautiful I never knew, that’s amazing. Happy new year my dear friend. Appreciate your kindness and sharing great information.❤️🌷
Thanks and wish you the same
Ya we also make a dish with jaggery, neem flowers, raw mango, green chillies and salt
Representing life as a mixture of sweet, bitter,sour, spicy and salt
You too have mentioned vinegar for sourness
See what a wonderful similarity between countries
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Yours is even better because of the unfortunate bitterness added to the rest. Thanks for sharing it with me, very informative.🎈🥳
Glad you mentioned Padmajara Ramesh. I was about to post about the brand new that started two days back. Thank you so much.
Thank you dear.
*too
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Nice piece of history and love your pics of Persepolis!
Thanks lovely Kate.❤️❤️❤️
my pleasure Laleh <3
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Thanks for sharing. Very interesting information. We Indians celebrate the festival alongside the Parsees however some things were not known. Your post is informative.
Happy new year dear, appreciate your kindness. It’s beautiful to celebrate spring in many different reasons.😍🎈❤️
Dear Laleh, with your posts you definitely bring more understanding about the beautiful Persian culture and it’s traditions. They are so sincere and authentic. When I was married for 21 years to a Persian man, I truly loved and lived all the beauty of Nowruz, and actually I still do in my own way, needless to say I love the Persian cuisine.
I am so sorry your marriage didn’t work dear. It is very interesting that you still like Persian, LOL
I am so glad I found you in the wordpress world. Happy Noroos dear.<3<3<3
Thank you dear Laleh, for your most compassionate comment. Some how the Persian culture is embedded within me, maybe with past live. My ex husband , we are friends by now , and it is all good.
That is a very great news. Best wishes for you dear in the new year.<3
Thank you so much for loving response. Wish you all the best
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Thank you for sharing with us this post!!
May the stars shine upon you,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
and above all, May this New year be wonderful!
Send you my love!!!!
Saal-e-no mobaarak (سال نو مبارک)
You are such a sweetheart, your kind and beautiful words made me believe all my wishes will come through. Love you.<3<3<3
Happy Norooz🤗💞🤗
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Love you.<3<3<3
It is beautiful. I wish you joy.
Thanks darling.<3<3<3
You are welcome Dear.
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Wonderful! Norooz Mubarak, Laleh! ❤️
Thanks so much dear, means a lot.<3<3
It’s my pleasure!
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What a neat idea! Love seeing the table with all the items for celebrating spring, very meaningful.
Thanks dear so much.<3
Happy New year. How was the celebration? Hope it all went well. Greetings from Italy.
Beautiful Italy, thanks so much dear friend. Great way to start a new year, appreciate your interest.<3<3<3
you are welcome
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Mersi
Happy New Year! Nice to connect this way!
Thanks sweetheart.<3<3<3
An interesting tradition. It’s good that people still respect. Our roots are important.
Yes, the most important part of our life is culture. Appreciate your comment dear.<3
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I like the custom of the new year beginning on the first day of Spring! Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year! 🙂
Appreciate your kindness dear, means a lot ❤️
Thank you for writing about a tradition I never heard about. The world is big, we have so meny different cultures, but everybody hopes and wishes for health, prosperity, peace 🙂
Exactly, the main thing is absolutely the same, peace, prosperity and health. Thanks so much for stopping by, means a lot.<3
Learned something new today! Thanks for sharing! 🙂 Happy new year! 🙂
You are so kind dear, thanks for reading my posts, means a lot.<3
The pleasure’s all mine!😊
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Happy new year! I am so glad you shared this information with us. Wishing you a blessed year ahead.
Thanks dear for wonderful kind words, appreciate your friendship.❤️❤️❤️
Always a pleasure, Laleh.
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Happy New Year, even if its late!
Thanks sweetheart.❤️❤️❤️
Some wonderful customs. Happy new year, Laleh!❤️❤️
Thanks sweetheart.❤️
On the occasion of the New Year, I wish you good days. Be happy.
Thanks so much dear.❤️❤️❤️
I’m late to the party but Norooz mobarak, Laleh!
😂😂😂it’s never too late to participate in happiness, Sean dear.😂❤️
A very insightful post!
Thanks sweetheart.❤️
Nice Norooz.Happy Norooz to all persians!!🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Appreciate it dear.<3<3<3
Thanks and welcome.🌹🌹🌹🌹
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Laleh, see the entry on my blog. I’ve developed your post titled “Judgment”. At the end of the post I sent a thank you to you.
Acknowledgment in part II
Thank you and best regards
https://bezpukania.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/malzenstwo-to-sprawiedliwe-urzadzenie- cz-i/
https://bezpukania.wordpress.com/2019/03/26/milosc-gra-na-wszystkich-strunach-serca- cz-ii/
Thanks dear so much. I just noticed it. Thank you for letting me know. You are kind and a wonderful inspiration.<3<3<3
Interesting knowledge I had no idea of.Thanks for such deep knowledge.
Appreciate your kindness dear.❤️
Welcome too @Laleh Chini 😊😊
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🌈 Hugs to you! 🌈
Thanks Nika sweetheart.
Thanks for the cultural lesson. I love the nature part of this holiday.
Thanks so much dear for reading and commenting.❤️❤️❤️
Happy Norooz, Laleh! What a lovely tradition! I knew nothing about it, so thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much Janet, appreciate your kindness dear.❤️
What a lovely time that must be – starting the new year in spring is good.
It really is. People start with many hopes. Thanks so much dear for sharing your thoughts and reading.❤️
I never knew these facts… Thanks for sharing this post..
Appreciate your reading and commenting dear.❤️
Thank you for this great history lesson, Laleh! Now i also know where the English people got their quote “One apple a day keeps the doctor away!” Wonderful to see how Europeans borought most of their knowledge from other continents (but rarely remember this Lol) Michael
Thanks so much for your kind words dear Michael.
Nic, I have not thought of food as symbolic like this, which may be worth doing as with religious traditions.
Appreciate it dear, thanks for reading and commenting.
Thank you for sharing mam
Thanks for reading dear and commenting.❤️
Happy new year for best wishes
Appreciate your kindness dear.
Thank you for this! I didn’t know about this and really happy to read about the celebration. Happy New year ❤️
Appreciate your kind comment dear. Happy spring.❤️❤️❤️
Eide shomah mobarak to you Laleh joon.
Awww. U too sweetheart.❤️❤️❤️
Eide shomah mobarak to you Laleh joon for this coming year, may it be a happier one for all of us.
Amen.💕
This is a very crisp and easy description of Norooz. Thanks for sharing. I am happy today I learnt something new.
Awww, you’re just kind.🙏💕
So beautifully written and I learned something new today.
Awww, you’re amazing Killy.❤️
Kally, sorry the iPhone correction is killing me.😂
Ah no worries. I get killed by it every now and then especially at inappropriate moments. 😂
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Very informative and interesting. NAVROZ MUBARAK as we say in India.
Thanks so much dear, appreciate it.❤️
Happy Norooz ( soon to be) Laleh !
Appreciate it sweetheart.❤️
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thanks for sharing the delights and joy of Norooz late as I am Laleh… hope it was happy! 💖💖
You’re a sweetheart Cindy, it will be tomorrow. Thanks a million dear.❤️❤️❤️
Oh it’s my pleasure as are you my friend. Whatever the day make it bright and stay blessed like you are 💕🙏
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Happy Persian New Year. I didn’t know it was on the Equinox. (Obviously a very important date to me. I will remember it…)
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Awww, thanks so much dear. It’s so sweet of you.🎈
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I loved learning about Persian New Year, which I was totally unfamiliar with. Sounds so interesting! Thanks for posting.
Happy spring my dear friend, thanks for your kind words.❤️
Thank you for the Persian cultural lesson and the beautiful map showing a historic perspective.
Appreciate your kindness dear.🙏
And I appreciate your cultural insights.
Very kind of you dear.🙏🌷
Happy Norooz, my friend! Blessings to you!
Thanks so much, wish all the world in peace.🙏
You’re welcome!
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BUONA SERATA
Thanks dear.🌺
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Happy Norooz to you
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Happy New Year, Laleh 💗
Thanks sweetheart.❤️
Happy Nowruz , Happy Persian New Year Laleh.
Happy spring to you too dear friend.🌷
Laleh you connect the dots so well and the reason for celebrations. This will motivate the younger generation to celebrate their traditions and stay connected to their roots. Wishing you happiness, health, and hope in your new year.
Appreciate your beautiful comment, happy spring dear friend.🌷
I loved reading this post all over again, Laleh. What a wonderful tradition to honor spring and celebrate the promise the season brings! I didn’t like school when I was a child, so I would have been overjoyed to have a two-week school holiday with the coming of spring! (I had a very bad experience my very first day of school at the hands of a teacher. It made a deep impression on me. Sadly, I’ve never been able to forget that day. It cast a shadow over my entire school years.)
So sorry to hear that. I can imagine.❤️
Wonderful post!
Happy Persian New Year.❤️❤️❤️
Thanks a million sweetheart.❤️😘😍
You’re more than welcome 💙💙💙
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It is all new to me and very interesting. One of my regrets in life is that as I get older I realise how little I know. However, I now know more than I did before I read your post. Thank you for that.
You’re so sweet. Thank you dear friend.🌷
Thank you Laleh for educating me about this celebration and holiday.it sounds wonderful💗💗
Thanks so much for reading Anne.❤️😍😘
That was nice to learn, very interesting and meaningful custom! 😊
Thanks so much for reaching sweetheart.💝
Nice one
Thanks dear.
Most welcome
Happy Nowruz ❤️
Thank you dear.💕
Such interesting information, and what lovely traditions! (It was all new to me.) Thank you so much for posting this.
Happy Persian New Year,
Best,
Julie
Thanks a million sweetheart.❤️
SALUTI
Thanks for your post!
Appreciate it.🙏🌷
Very informative
Appreciate it.🙏🌷