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Noruz/Navroze Celebration?
I have recently learned about the Persian/Parsi New Year, this is not a holiday I was familiar with but sounds fascinating. Can someone tell me a bit more about your family's traditions and foods for this holiday. I've missed this year, but I would love to experience it next year if possible. Please tell me as well what the appropriate greeting is for this holiday; i.e. is it happy new year? Whatever it may be, my best wishes to you and thank you for any insight.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Norooz mobarak is an appropriate greeting or in English you could say happy new year.
My mom and I set up a haft seen, the seven main components beeing senjed (lotus fruit, symbolizing love), sabze (meaning greens, but for this holiday we grow fresh sprouts and this symbolizes spring), samanou (a brown sweet paste, I forget what this symbolizes!), seer (garlic, to banish negativity), seeb (apples, to symbolize health), serkeh (this is vinegar and it symbolizes patience because vinegar takes so long to make), somaq (somaq is a spice that is common in Iran that has a beautiful red color). We also have sunbol (hyacinth flower) and the Koran is always there.
Our tradition would be to clean the entire house.
I hope you enjoy the new year!
Source(s): I'm Persian. - 1 decade ago
Just an addition to what serena said:
You can use phrase : "Noroozetan Pirooz" for greeting.
Also there is some other tradition on Farvardin 13th (April the second) which is 13 days after the new year eve. in that day all of the families are leaving their houses and go to the nature for the whole day and it's so interesting and funny in Iran , because you can imagine what will happen if the whole nation leave their houses and go out in one day! ( we call this day "Sizdah-be-dar")
- 1 decade ago
In Afghanistan, they prepare Haft MÄwa (Seven Fruits) instead of Haft Sin which is common in Iran. Haft Mewa is like a Fruit salad made from 7 different Dried fruits, served in their own syrup. The 7 dried fruits are: Raisin, Senjed (the dried fruit of the oleaster tree), Pistachio, Hazelnut, Prune (dry fruit of Apricot), Walnut and whether Almond or another species of Plum fruit. Along with other customs and celebrations, normally a Buzkashi tournament (Polo) is held. The Buzkashi matches take place in northern cities of Afghanistan and in Kabul.
