Scenes from Norooz 2012
The first day of spring marks the celebration of the Persian New Year – called Norooz – which literally means “new day” and is pronounced as “no rues”.
Doesn’t it seem fitting to start a new year at the very moment when winter ends and spring begins? Such a pretty and hopeful time of year – what with the slumber of winter ending and the awakening of critters and sprouting of blossoms and greens.
I would love to wax poetic about the traditions…
… and the yummy food associated with the Persian new year festivities …
… but by the time of this debut post, 13-bedar is already past and Norooz is officially over so it seems anticlimactic to go on about it at length.
We had such a sweet time celebrating it this year though that I couldn’t resist sharing some of our Norooz pictures with you.
The next post will be a recipe for Koofteh (stuffed Persian meatballs) that you’ll enjoy making and eating – so don’t miss it.
Until then: thanks for visiting & happy spring everyone!
Your Haft Sin looks great!
Especially the Tut!
How nice! Thank you!
Re the toot: it was a lot of fun making it and surprisingly easy to make as well & everyone loved it. Will post recipe very soon if you want to make your own. Thanks for visiting.
Beautiful pictures! Did you paint the pots for the plants? Love them!
Thank you! No those are egg holders and I thought I’d use them to grow the wheat grass and it came out pretty cute and goofy.
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