Happy Iranian New Year! Norouz Mobarak!
Norouz means New Day
Iranian new year, Norouz, starts on 21 March. Despite Georgian calendar that new year starts at 00:00 (local time), January 1st, Iranian new year starts at the very moment of March equinox, therefore the same time everywhere on the globe. As for the coming year, 1395, “new year moment” is on Sunday 21 March 2106 at 8:00:12 Iranian local time, i.e. 4:32:22 GMT.
By tradition Iranians prepare a setting of seven symbolic items which their names start with “S” in Farsi language. Most commons items are: “red apples” (in Farsi called “Sib”), “Coins” (In Farsi “Sekke”), “Garlic” (In Farsi “Sir”), “Hyacinth” (In Farsi “Sonbol”), “Vinegar” (in Farsi “Serke”), “Little grown wheat in a dish” (in Farsi “Sabzeh”), “sweet budding” (in Farsi “Samanu”) etc.
The setting is called “Haft Seen”, meaning seven S.
Best wishes to Iran, all Iranian and whoever cares about this country or its people!
Happy Norouz!
Norouz Mobarak!
