Persians Among Those Preparing For 13-Day New Year Celebration

March 19, 2017 Social

The seven elements of the Norooz table are laid out on a special table at Masjid-e-Ali Mosque.

This week marks the beginning of the 13-day celebration of Norooz, the Persian New Year, a time of visitation and celebration shared by a variety of cultures.

The start date of the Persian year 1395 coincides with the vernal, or Spring, equinox, which this year occurs at precisely 6:28:40 a.m. on March 20.

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