Norooz And Saal Tahvil

We wish you to have a happy new year alongside your family and friends!Below are the Saal Tahvil times for 1387.
Tehran Thursday, March 20th, 9:18:19 AM
London Thursday, March 20th, 5:48:19 AM
Paris/Berlin Thursday, March 20th, 6:48:19 AM
New York Thursday, March 20th, 1:48:19 AM
Chicago Thursday, March 20th, 12:48:19 AM
Denver Wednesday, March 19th, 11:48:19 PM
Los Angeles Wednesday, March 19th, 10:48:19 PM
Sydney Thursday, March 20th, 4:48:19 PM

Elaborate table spreads, known as Haftseens (seven S's), are decorated with arrangements of seven items starting with the Persian letter Seen (in English, the letter "S"). It is customary to gather round the Haftseen during the final few hours before the New Year, reciting Hafez poems and from various religious texts.

The Haftseen adorned with the following items:
Sabzeh – wheat or lentils grown in a tray or dish prior to Norooz to represent rebirth
Senjed – the dried fruit of the lotus tree which represents love
Samanu – a sweet pudding made from wheat germ, symbolizing affluence
Seer – garlic, representing medical remedy
Seeb – apple, representing beauty and health
Somaq – sumac berries, which represent the color of the sun rise
Serkeh – vinegar, representing age and patience
Sonbol – the hyacinth flower with its strong fragrance heralding the coming of spring
Sekkeh – coins, representing prosperity and wealth
Other items often added to the spread are:
Shirini – sugar cookies and pastries
Candles – representing enlightenment and happiness
Mirror – representing the reflections of creation on the first day of spring
Painted eggs – representing fertility
Goldfish – representing life and the end of the Zodiac sign of Pisces
Rosewater – thought to have magical cleansing powers


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Spring season is coming and for Iranians, Kurds, Afghans all around the world that only means New Year's celebration.

This year Saal Tahvil for the year 1389 will be celebrated on Saturday, March 20th at 10:32AM Pacific time or 9:02PM Tehran time. Join us that day as we countdown and ring in the new year LIVE.

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'Nowruz fosters unity among nations'Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:19AM
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Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei says Nowruz celebrations held by many countries can bring about unity and forge cultural bonds among nations.

“Nowruz is the common language of millions of people in Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Black Sea and many other parts of the world,” Khazaei said in an address to the UN General Assembly on the International Day of Nowruz in New York on Tuesday.

He went on to say that more than 300 million people across the world celebrate Nowruz.

The Iranian diplomat noted that Nowruz celebrations mark human values that have been handed down from generation to generation throughout centuries.

“Nowruz has the potential to prepare the ground for establishing deep cultural ties and promote human values among all nations,” he emphasized.

The International Day of Nowruz was registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on February 23, 2010.

The first day of spring and the renewal of nature, Nowruz, is mostly celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Nowruz is an ancestral festivity that promotes values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families as well as reconciliation and neighborliness, thus contributing to cultural diversity and friendship among different peoples and communities.