Persian New Year Nowruz Celebration Please join us
Persian New Year (Nowruz) Celebration Please join us for a sample of Persian treats, music and discussion March 21 (Monday) 5: 00 -7: 00 pm Marquis Hall, room 215 *FREE come & go event Organizers: Lilly Ramin & Sohrab Mirza. Abedini *Materials and programming donated by the organizers for the UNT community Space & additional promotion provide by: Yunju Langran (UNT International Welcome Center)
Brief promotion • • • Social Media (Twitter) & Retweeted by Multicultural Center Email from International Student Listserv Facebook post by UNTInternational
Welcome from organizers: Sohrab & Lilly Outside Marquis Hall, 215 with Half-seen Inside, ready for presentation and music
Presentation: About Persian Year and Music Persian instrument, Santur, played by Sohrab - >
Persian instrument, Santur, played by Sohrab (37 sec. mov file)
Half-seen for Persian New Year 1. Somagh (sumac) : symbolizes the color of sunrise 2. Serkeh (vinegar): symbolizes age and patience 3. Senjed (dried fruit from lotus tree): symbolizes love 4. Samanoo (sweet pudding): symbolizes affluence 5. Sabzeh (sprouts): symbolizes rebirth 6. Sib (apple): symbolizes health and beauty 7. Sir (garlic): symbolizes medicine http: //www. mypersiankitchen. com/sofreh-haft-seen-the-7 -s-of-norouz-spread/
Selected Resources Harvard University, The Outreach Center for Middle Eastern Studies: Celebrating Nowruz: A Resource for Educators. Online: http: //cmes. fas. harvard. edu/files/Nowruz. Curriculum. Text. pdf? m=1419359481 Lambon, Sanam. March 19, 2010. The Sofreh Haft Seen~ The 7 “S” Of Norouz Spread. Online: http: //www. mypersiankitchen. com/sofreh-haft-seen-the-7 -s-of-norouz-spread Nowruz. Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, 1996 -. Online http: //www. iranicaonline. org/articles/nowruz-index
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