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Nowruz: Persian New Year's Table Celebrates Spring Deliciously

A version of this story first ran in March 2014. The first day of spring is cause for a celebration, especially after the winter many of us have been having. But it's hard to top the 13-day ...
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For Afghan Immigrants, Nowruz Celebrations Of Spring Are A Taste Of Home

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a celebration of the start of spring marked through large parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Above, a Nowruz haftseen table, laden with seven items meant to ...
Chicago Tribune

Tables laid for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, feature items starting with ‘S,’ like sekkeh — coins — for prosperity. With coronavirus, families joke they’re adding ...

The table in a Persian home is set up for the Iranian new year with very specific items. Seven foods that start with the Persian letter for “S” are displayed, and they each symbolize specific things, ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Rancho Bernardo Library celebrates Nowruz with crafts, holiday display

The Rancho Bernardo Library held a celebration of Nowruz, which marks the first day of the Iranian calendar, on March 12 with craft activities, a holiday display and refreshments. Nowruz typically ...