Saturday, April 14, 2007

A NEW YEAR

Norouz
One of the best celebrations in many eastern countries is Norouz. Iran is one of these countries that celebrate this ceremony. Norouz has a great importance for Iranian, because it's a traditional customs which they inherit from their fathers. This ceremony is a welcome to spring and by a new season people tries to renew their life, their manner, and even their clothes. Two months before Farvardin (the first month of spring) they start to make tidy every corner of their house, from the kitchen to the bathroom they wash every thing .then they go for shopping, new clothes is the first thing strikes to their minds, then they go for nuts because it's a custom that they welcome their guests with nuts, another elements in their list of shopping are cakes and candies by which they make more sweet their ceremony. When the cleaning and shopping are finished, every family tries to make a beautiful HAFTSEEN. This is a cloth in which you can find seven things which their names start with S. (Sabzeh, Somagh, Samanoo, Senjed, Serkeh, Seeb, Sekkeh) and also Qoran , little red fishes and a mirror can be find in this cloth . Every of these elements is a sign of something, e.g. Sabzeh is the sign of freshness and blessing, etc.

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