Persian New Year Table (/haft sin/)

When:
March 8, 2018 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm America/Los Angeles Timezone
2018-03-08T10:30:00-08:00
2018-03-08T14:00:00-08:00
Where:
Lagoon side of HSSB
Cost:
Free
Contact:

Persian Language and Literature in the Department of Religious Studies at UCSB celebrates the ancient Nowruz:

A traditional table of Nowruz (/haft sin/هفت سین) is exhibited

Free cookies and tea will be served

 

Nowruz is: Spring Festival (Northward equinox) of Persian Origin celebrated for 3000 years

Beginning of Persian New Year    

/haft-sin/ (هفت سین) ‘the 7 Ss’ is a traditional table setting of Nowruz with 7 items beginning with /s/ 

Nowruz is celebrated by more than 300 million people in Iran, Iraq, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan, & the Kurd people in Georgia, Syria, & Turkey