Norouz

Norooz - Persian New Year

Norouz (Persian: نوروز‎, IPA: [nouˈɾuːz]), meaning "The New Day" is the name of the New Year in the Solar Hijri calendar. Nowruz is also referred to as the Iranian or Persian New Year.

Norouz is celebrated and observed principally in Iran, and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Caucasus,Northwestern China, the Crimea and some groups in the Balkans.

In Iran, Norouz is an official holiday lasting for 13 days during which most national functions including schools are off and festivities take place.

Haft-Seen (Persian: هفت‌سین‎) or the seven 'S's is a traditional table setting of Nowruz, the traditional Iranian spring celebration. The haft seen table includes seven items all starting with the letter seen (س) in the Persian alphabet. Haft-Seen was originally called Haftchin (Haftĉin) derived from the words Chin (چین), meaning "gather; pile up" and Haft (هفت), the number 7. The Haft Chin table includes the following items which symbolize Zoroastrian yazatas or divinities such as ātar and asmān.

The picture on top of the page is showing a Haftsin table

Haftsin table