2020 is taking a bit of a nosedive, no? So let’s celebrate the new year again! My husband was born in Iran, where it’s Nowrooz, a non-religious holiday. Here we are with our Persian New Year’s setting…
Spring and new years are laden with blossoms of promise. Regardless of what occurs outside ourselves, they’re opportunities to release our pasts and do what we can to foster good times ahead.
In addition to Iran, other countries participate in Persian New Year (aka Nowrooz, which is spelled many ways due to varying phonetic translations). The list includes Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, and Albania. Even Japan celebrates a version of Nowruz!
Here’s a speech about Persian New Year I performed as a member of Toastmasters…
My wish for you, dear reader, that the future brings only the best to you and your loved ones.
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Such a lovely explanation, Daal, thank you very much. We have a large Persian population here in Orange County, and several Persian markets, so I’ve long been aware of Nowrooz celebrations but didn’t know much about how and why. The photo of you and your husband is such a beautiful portrait. It was a joy to read and listen to something uplifting today, thank you. Norooz Mabarak.
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Thank you — indeed Orange County has undergone such a transformation — no longer known as home of KKK 🙂
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When we moved here in 1961, on my 13th birthday, Tustin was a center for the John Birch Society. In fact my first best friend was the daughter of the local head. She was such a sweet, innocent kid. Her father was a drunken thug. When we entered high school the next year, she’d stopped being my friend and would never talk to me again. I can only imagine how she turned out.
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Cont’d alternated between arid lowlands and mountains, I can understand why Iran’s Nowrooz coincides with its fertile change of seasons. America’s New Year represents something different all together.
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My wife and I flew over Iran on our recent return home to Miami. Since most of the way
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You’ve been everywhere!
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Happy Nowrooz! Happy Spring! ❤ Enjoyed listening to your Persian New Year presentation, da-Al. Thanks for sharing and cheering us on! xo
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Same to you, Bette – always lovely to have you over here 🙂
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My day job employer has set me up to work from home. Since my office is 52 miles from my house the quarantine has actually added another 3 hours of me time to my life. ( and saved me all that fuel! ) aside from the occasional supply run into town there’s really no reason why I have leave my mountain. I’ll actually be able to raise a garden and have time for foraging.
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So glad for you, Lloyd – we’re all going to get spoiled working from home lol — that is if there’s still jobs – gulp. More time for your photography too?
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A little more time. Mostly I get to use my good camera ( Which is bit much to keep up with when I commute. )
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