How to Celebrate the Persian New Year (Nowruz)
Mark your calendar for the spring equinox.. Start your spring cleaning ahead of the festival.. Buy a new set of clothes.
Steps
Mark your calendar for the spring equinox.
Mark your calendar for the spring equinox.
Start your spring cleaning ahead of the festival.
Start your spring cleaning ahead of the festival.
Buy a new set of clothes.
Buy a new set of clothes.
Have food on hand for your guests.
Have food on hand for your guests.
Have an egg-decorating party.
Have an egg-decorating party.
Build a fire on the Tuesday before the equinox.
Build a fire on the Tuesday before the equinox.
Jump over your fire!
Jump over your fire!
Visit a Nowruz festival to jump over fire.
Visit a Nowruz festival to jump over fire.
Give your children a pot and spoon to bang.
Give your children a pot and spoon to bang.
Ask someone to untie a handkerchief knot for you.
Ask someone to untie a handkerchief knot for you.
Begin with 7 items that begin with "S" (in Persian).
Begin with 7 items that begin with "S" (in Persian).
Add other items to round out your table.
Add other items to round out your table.
Wait for the new year around haftseen table to exchange gifts.
Wait for the new year around haftseen table to exchange gifts.
Visit your older family members on the first day of the festival.
Visit your older family members on the first day of the festival.
Prepare and eat your traditional New Year meal
Prepare and eat your traditional New Year meal
Repeat visits to your family.
Repeat visits to your family.
Go to local festivals.
Go to local festivals.
Count your blessings.
Count your blessings.
Finish the festival with a picnic for Sizdah Bedar.
Finish the festival with a picnic for Sizdah Bedar.
Toss out the sprouts from your haftseen table.
Toss out the sprouts from your haftseen table.
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