Happy Persian New Year and we just got our 1st COVID-19 vaccines

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Happy Persian New Year!

Note: I just got my 1st COVID vaccine, a Moderna, yesterday. I won’t lie — it’s knocked the stuffing out of me so I’ll keep this post brief. Make no mistake, as uncomfortable as I feel (achy, chills, fever, headache, poor sleep, which means my body is building protection, doing what it’s supposed to do), I most certainly will get my 2nd shot and totally recommend everyone get immunized.

Persians like my dear husband celebrate the Iranian New Year on the first day of spring. The celebration is two solid weeks of partying and time off from work, much like our winter holidays. Same as the European New Year, Nowrooz is a secular holiday. However some regard it also as a holy time.

No-rooz mobarak: Happy New Year
Eid-eh shoma mobarak: Happy New Year to you (formal)
No-rooz pirooz: Wishing you a prosperous New Year
Sad saal be in saal-ha: Wishing you 100 more Happy New Years

Here we stand before the “sofre” that Khashayar puts together annually. Items represent a plethora of auspicious things that start with the letter “s” (in Farsi, of course). Here and here when I posted earlier about it, you can find out more. What a delight to see that my local Ralph’s grocery store put out a sofre with detailed explanations.

Khashayar and da-AL standing before their Happy Persian New Year arrangement.
Khashayar and da-AL with their Happy Persian New Year spread.

And what would a holiday be without a cute little dog licking her lips at the sight of those tasty pastries?

Our doggie sits politely for pumpkin seeds.
Anyone got a pumpkin seed?

Have you been immunized against COVID-19 yet? If so, which brand did you get, and how were your first days, and later?…

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99 thoughts on “Happy Persian New Year and we just got our 1st COVID-19 vaccines”

      1. Thank you da-AL! 😊. I got my first dose of the Moderna vaccine on April 3rd! Yay! Minor stiffness around the area if the shot, but no other side effects. Have the second dose scheduled for May 1st. It’s great to see so many people getting vaccinated! 👍❤️

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  3. What a beautiful photo of You & your Hubby, I love how different countries celebrate different occasions. Really I’m sure no new year celebration in any country should be without a polite lip licking lovable pooch. We haven’t had the vaccine it hasn’t been advertised as available in our area yet. So glad it is working for you.

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  4. How fortunate that you got the vaccine! Can’t wait for it to be available to all.

    And happy new year! It’s always interesting to know more about different cultures 🙂

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