therefore your chances are finding kind and affectionate Iranians during Nauru’s are quite high Nauru celebrations lasts for 12 days schools and many offices are closed during this period it when visiting friends and family is the main activity Iranians regard the ۱۳th day as a bad luck day in order to avoid the bad luck associated with a number 13 they go outdoors for picnics on the 30th day of spring this day is called Caesar Bazaar which means getting rid of the 13th traditionally on Caesar body some girls tie the leaves of the sabzi dish before throwing it away when they tie they express their wish to get married before the next seize the day happy nor is everyone
iranian start the celebration of new rules at the time of the spring equinox or the first day of spring which is around March 21st this is the time of the year that sunlight has evenly divided between the north and south hemispheres traditionally iranian stopped the celebration at the exact time that Nowruz arrives it doesn’t matter if it is midnight 2 p.m. in the afternoon or 4 a.m. in the morning they dress up in their new clothes and gather around the have seen table then they wait for the exact moment of the spring arrival many visit their closest family members right after the arrival of Nowruz for this reason you may see many cars on the streets of Iran it’s 5 a.m. if the exact arrival of Nowruz was 4:30 a.m. interestingly many Iranians believe that whatever a person does during Nowruz will affect the rest of the year
perhaps the most important element the sabzi which is wheat or lentil sprouts grown in a dish it is a symbol of rebirth see or Apple is a symbol of beauty and health seer or garlic is a symbol of medicine circuit or vinegar is a symbol of age and patience sumac is the symbol of the color of sunrise sin-debt or silver berry is the symbol of love and finally Samana which is a sweet pudding is a symbol of affluence 1/2 sink table usually includes a holy a well known poetry book a mirror coins decorated eggs lit candles a bowl of water with goldfish and dried nuts all in all have seen tables are usually decorated elegantly and are very colorful
close to the arrival of new rules you may encounter men dressed in red on the streets of Iran whose faces are covered in soot called Haji firoz these men are the heralds of Nowruz they sing and dance and deliver the news that Nowruz is coming Haji firuze is the sidekick at Uncle Nowruz the equivalent of Santa Claus in the Persian culture similar to Santa Claus Uncle Nowruz is also old man with a white beard who brings gifts and good luck to people the most prominent symbol of Nowruz is called the HAFTSIN table in Iranians puts extra care to decorate it hats in and farsi means the seven s’s it has seven items that start with a letter S and each item represents an important symbol of life
so what does Nowruz mean the word Nauru’s is a Persian compound word consisting of two words Now meaning new and ruz meaning day Nowruz therefore means that a new day has begun signaling the beginning of the new year interestingly despite its popularity around the world there’s little agreement on the correct spelling of Nowruz and numerous variations exist as the most important national holiday a typical Iranian family usually prepares for Nowruz a couple of weeks in advance they start with a tradition called lunatic money which literally means shaking the house many spend days and days cleaning every spot of their home before the beginning of the new year
Nowrouz is the name of the Persian New Year and marks the first day of spring it has me celebrated for more than 3000 years not only in Iran but in other countries as well celebrating Nowruz has become so widespread that in 2010 United Nations General Assembly recognized the International Day of Nowruz Canadian Parliament also added new rows to the national calendar of Canada in 2009.
