On Monday Mrs Assadi came to Rata to talk to us about Naw Ruz which is the Persian New Year. This is a joyous festival to celebrate the beginning of Spring on March 21st. 

This is an Iranian festival to welcome in the New Year. People clean, cook, organise their homes and buy new clothes. Then for 13 days, they celebrate with parties, feasts and gift-giving. 

Mrs Assadi and Naw Rus on PhotoPeach

At the exact moment of Spring, families gather around a table set with the Haft-Seen which is the Seven S's. The table is set with seven things that begin with the letter S sound in the Persian language.
Here are the seven items always found on a Haft-Seen table:

Sabzeh - sprouts growing in a dish
for re-birth

Senjed - dried fruit
for love

Seer - garlic for medicine

Samanu - a sweet pudding made
from wheat

Somac - red sumac berries for the
colour of the sunrise

Seeb - apples for beauty and good health

Serkeh - vinegar for age and patience

Some other items that are placed on the table can be:

A bowl of water with a goldfish for life within life.

 Decorated eggs with one for each family member.

 Sekkeh - coins hidden in rice for health

Here is Sara with her mum and the completed Haft-Seen table.

Thank you both for sharing your amazing celebration

of Naw Rus with all of us.