First Day of Spring Celebration....................

This is the first sunset of Spring while we continue to celebrate Nowruz.  Last night we went to a party in the West Hills and this is the view from Mike and Mina's balcony.  They hosted a large party with huge amounts of Persian food, lots of great wine and Persian dancing.  We were the oldest guests so we were the first to leave at midnight.  It was a perfect way to celebrate the beginning of spring and all the beauty of nature.

In Iran, this is a holiday time so families travel to visit relatives and celebrate for two weeks.  Thirteen days after the first day of spring, all Iranians go outside to have picnics.  In Portland the picnic is scheduled on a Sunday, so here it will be on April 5th which is also Easter Sunday.  Persians gather at Oaks Park in Portland and it's like a huge potluck because everyone brings their favorite Persian food and shares it.