Spring and the start of any new year are laden with happy promise — those of releasing past griefs and embracing potential good times ahead.
I wish you, dear reader, all the best for this new season that for many countries also marks the start of a new calendar year.
Here’s a speech I did for Toastmasters…
Persian New Year (aka Nowrooz, which is spelled a variety of ways due to varying alphabets) is not (n-o-t) a religious holiday. Moreover, other countries also (a-l-s-o) celebrate it, such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, and Albania.
Did you know that Japan celebrates a version of Nowruz?
Have you got plans for Spring?…
Here in Germany it is called “Nowruz”, mainly and especially the Kurds from Turkey made it more wellknown with us. The Pre-Christian native beliefs in Europe had a similar spring feast, later assimilated by the Christian Eastern. Bye, bye.
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Ah, yes – it’s called that here too. New Day.
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What a cool story da-AL! Has Toastmasters helped you to be a better presenter? Also, I NEED THAT SHIRT! lol
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you are so sweet! I got it at Target lol
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I only see food.Hahahahah Am Kenyan so we got no seasons….Just months and times of the year.
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& times to eat, no? lol
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Haha awesome!
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Nowrooz Mubarak!
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& same to you! we are still celebrating – Sunday we go to park all day to eat & play & toss aside any lingering bad from prior year 🙂
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