For the second year, the Freer and Sackler galleries will mark the Persian New Year, known as “Nowruz,” with traditional displays of the haft sin table, fire jumping, storytelling, live music, art making, delicious food and more. The Persian New Year formally begins March 20, the first day of spring, but the Freer and Sackler [...]

Games of vasati under blue skies, evening celebrations of Iranian holidays, and music of the Daf and Tombak – these activities only begin to describe the week at Camp Ayandeh 2009.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY_utC-hrjI] Check out a Norooz/Nowruz/Norouz message from the President of the United States of America: Barack Obama!! He quotes Sa’adi, and even sends us an “Eid-eh shoma moBARACK“. (Although, Noroozetaan Pirooz would have been more authentic in language… but we’re not complaining, just hoping that maybe next year they’ll leave the Arabic word; mobarak out.)

Check out a Norooz/Nowruz/Norouz message from the President of the United States of America: Barack Obama!! He quotes Sa’adi, and even sends us an “Eid-eh shoma moBARACK“. (Although, Noroozetaan Pirooz would have been more authentic in language… but we’re not complaining, just hoping that maybe next year they’ll leave the Arabic word; mobarak out.)

Just hours away, the Persian New Year: Norooz is approaching fast!

Just hours away, the Persian New Year: Norooz is approaching fast! So get ready to start collecting some Eid-ee money and get your Eid-didani on!