Happy Persian New Year

Up to 200 million people are celebrating the Persian New Year's Day, or Norouz, which starts at midnight on the 21st of March.




It is widely celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan and central Asian republics.




Gatherings of friends and family are important, and also the food which is symbolic.




For example the food known as the the Haft Sin, is made up of seven different elements starting with the letter "S". Each one of them represents something. For example, apple represents the Goddess of Femininity....
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[VictumRoManius]

@SeeN0More It's Persian. If you think Iran is the only Persian country you are thinking wrong.

Iranies are West-Persians just like Kurds, Azeris and so on. Tajiks are East-Persians.

[wahbazov]

@bbphnix /watch?v=jcxbn3seXrI&feature=r­elated

it is better//but in russian

[wahbazov]

@bbphnix /watch?v=1v_Lrbf606c&NR=1

it is celebration organized by government in old part of city Baku...but for me, simple domestic traditions are more impressive :)

it has popular sweeties which you can taste only there :)

[bbphnix]

@wahbazov ok, I got that backwards;

anyway.... how is Novruz like? How do you celebrate it and ... well, just... how is it like?

[wahbazov]

@bbphnix I am Azerbaijanian living in Poland :)

[bbphnix]

@wahbazov says on your profile you are polish; but you have lots of videos about Azerbaijan; are you in Azerbaijan now?

[wahbazov]

@bbphnix no :) it is the same holiday...but i think in Azerbaijan it is more interesting :)

[bbphnix]

so it's the first year of 1433? or no connection to that calendar?

[bbphnix]

@wahbazov no; I thought the same thing, which was weird because Azeri are turcik not persian; it says in the sdescription: norouz; in Azerbaijan there's a holiday called Novruz; Norouz/Novruz; different words different holidays;

[abarzilai664]

Happy Norouz don't forget the fire jump.