It has been a busy week - mostly planning, shopping, preparing decor and food to celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz that occurs precisely at 4:21 p.m. on Sunday, March 20th.
The word "Nowruz" is a compound of two Persian words "now" which has the same etymology as the English word "new" and the word "ruz" which means both "day" and "time". Literally meaning the "new day", Nowruz is translated as "New Year". The Nowruz celebration is neither religious or national in nature, nor is it an ethnic celebration. Jewish, Zoroastrian, Armenian and Turkish Iranians and Central Asians celebrate the Nowruz with the same enthusiasm and sense of belonging.
We started the food preparation which will take four days due to the complex nature of some of the dishes and we have invited 24 people to join us for the celebration.
The guest list grew beyond the capacity of our condo so we rented the party room (conveniently next door) so we'll start with cocktails here and serve dinner there. (Iranians aren't happy with just one entree so we're serving chicken kabob, leg of lamb and salmon).
It's a lot of work but we're enjoying the experience.
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