{"article":{"id":15540,"heading":"Celebrate Persian New Years!!! Friday March 22 at the Long Beach Infoshop","author":"Chantel","created":"2002-03-15 03:00:44","modified":"2002-03-15 03:39:16","last_modified":"Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:39:16","article":"
CELEBRATE PERSIAN NEW YEARS !
WHEN: March 22, 02
PHONE#: (562) 434-1649
WHERE: Long Beach Infoshop
LOCATION: 684 Redondo Ave. Long Beach CA
COST: $3.00
Contact: Cherrysweet@yahoo.com<\/a>
HAPPY NOROOZ! In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Iranian New Year
Celebration, or NOROOZ, always begins on the first day of spring. NOROOZ
ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End
and the Rebirth; or Good and Evil. A few weeks before the New Year, Iranians
clean and rearrange their homes. They make new clothes, bake pastries and
germinate seeds as sign of renewal. The origins of NOROOZ go back several
thousand years predating the Achaemenian Dynasty. The ancient Iranians had a
festival called \"Farvardgan\" which lasted ten days, and took place at the
end of the solar year. It appears that this was a festival of sorrow and
mourning, signifying the end of life while the festival of NoRuz, at the
beginning of spring signified rebirth, and was a time of great joy and
celebration. The first day of the year brings new beginnings and this day of
great celebration was named NOROOZ which means NEW DAY, and was recognised
as the first day of the year. Join us on Friday March 22, 2002 for a potluck
dinner to celebrate Persian New Years. Come and listen to some great persian
music and look at art from Iran while you learn and discuss what Persian New
Years is all about. We will also be watching an excellent Independent
Iranian Movie.\n","contact":"Cherrysweet@hotmail.com","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"woooooooooo hooooooooooooo come join us for a potluck and movie","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/03\/15540.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}