- 20,000 vacationers from Iran have traveled to Armenia
- A $100 million Iranian community center in San Jose. Santa Clara County, the third-largest population of Farsi speakers in U.S.A.
- Mayor Bogaard declares ” Norooz a Pasadena Tradition”
- Smithsonian’s Freer Norouz to accommodate about 1,000 people, but more than 7,000 people showed up.
- I save the entire year to spend for Nowruz
- For years, nobody had talked about Chaharshanbe Suri on state-run TV
- “burn away” a year’s worth of sin during the Chaharshanbeh Soori festival in Dubai
- So if London’s parks are full of picnicking Middle Eastern types (Hyde Park…) this evening, you will know what’s afoot.
- Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon, Seoul, to celebrate the coming of “Norouz” hosted by Iranian Embassy
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Saturday March 21, 2009 (Starting)
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Wednesday April 1, 2009 (Ending)
Iran’s museums will play host to visitors during the Noruz holiday, which runs from March 21 to April 1.
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On the occasion of the Iranian New Year the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei issued a message on March 20, 2009. The following is the full text of this message:
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Republic of Azerbaijan Celebrates Four Tuesdays - Su Charshabnasi (water-Tuesday), Odlu Charshanba(fire-Tuesday),Torpag Charshanba (land-Tuesday) and Akhir Charshanba(final or wind-Tuesday).
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Sideshows of Haji Firouz, Haft-sin, Chaharshanbe Suri, and Sizdah Bedar
Sideshows of Norouz in Tajikistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
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Sunday March 15, 2009
Organized by the Ji-Tarhan group, the decorations are arranged to stress the venerable Persian traditions and help convey the true message of Noruz and love toward nature.
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February 19-20, 2009
All the proceeds benefited Mahak, the charity for children with cancer in Tehran.
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