A lot of my friends are shocked when they hear I do not celebrate Christmas. I guess it's because we have our own holiday that many people may not have heard of, and it may be a good idea to get to know about it!
Nowruz, meaning = new day, is our holiday for the new year. It's usually 13 days. In many cultures,13 may be a bad number, however in ancient Persia it used to be a lucky one! Our people kinda have forgotten about this nowadays, though.
Spring starts on March 21st. Isn't it very beautiful to have spring as a symbol of your country's new year? The year usually changes the same day, or a day before.
Iranian people, and all Farsi speakers of the world, celebrate this. We go to see our elders and they comeback to see us later. Kids receive gifts from elders, same as they do in Christmas. We usually clean the house completely before the new year so everything will be dust-free!
Same as the Christmas tree, we have our own symbol. This doesn't have to do with us being Muslim, it actually existed way before Islam was born.
"Haft Sin" is a table filled with objects that their names in Farsi mostly start with they sound /s/.
Stuff like an apple, garlic,coins. There are supposed to be 7 of them on the table. We also leave a mirror that represents reflection, alongside candles that we blow when the year changes.
Spourts is the most important part. It's green and represents life and spring. Wishing you to have a very green year! Better details in photo.
On the 13th day before we go back to work, we grab these green sprouts and go to the nature. We throw these in the water and spend time with our family. You can tie the leaves of the green sprouts and make a wish before you throw it!
It has been my first ever take,I hope i did a good job. ^^
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