Nowruz

Meaning “New Day” is a festival which dates back 3000 years to when King Jamshed called astrologers and declared that the 21st March, the day that the sun leaves Pisces, the twelfth sign of zodiac, and enters into Aries, the very first zodiac sign, would be the day when his kingdom would celebrate New Year. It has been celebrated with happiness and fervor ever since.

It starts on March 20 and is considered the most important holiday in Iran. Festivities take place over 12 days and usually involve visiting of relatives and friends.

It is the starting day of Spring. Every year before the new year, on the last days of the year before, people are busy with spring cleaning all over their houses and renovating.

They buy new clothes, and finally at the moment of entering the New Year (it could be early in the morning, at night, in the afternoon or …. ) all the family are well dressed, ready at the HAFT SEEN TABLE. ( They have seven special things starting with the sound “S” on a table cloth on the ground or a table, each represents something and has a special meaning).