#nowruz

faab64@diasp.org

March 21st is the Iranian new year, and one of the traditional ceremonies from ancient times is "Chahar-Shanbe Souri" which is the ceremony on the last Tuesday evening of Persian calendar.

During the ceremony, people jump over small fire to welcome the spring and to capture the heat of the fire to cleanse the coldness of the past winter and throw small fire crackers or fireworks to welcome the new year.

People now have turned the ceremony into extreme and in this sad video, they created a home made 30kg fire cracker that explodes on impact.

The results (as expected) were catastrophic with material damages and many injured.

Video is available on telegram channel: https://t.me/newsvideofa/1457

#Iran #Idiocracy #Nowruz #Firecracker #Fireworks

dkkhorsheed@diasp.org

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Chickpea Cookies (Nan-e Nokhodchi)

Sold in Persian Markets, these tiny delicate cookies are the best ever! Received as a gift from my Iranian friend for the Persian New Year (Nowruz) ~

Ingredients:

Chickpea Flour

Confectioners Sugar

Vegetable Oil

Rosewater

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Turmeric

Lovely with tea.... or anytime ( ! ).... Naughty ~ but nice!

Lake Merritt / March 21, 2015

dkkhorsheed@diasp.org

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Eid Nowruz Mubarak

عید نوروز مبارک

First Day of Spring

Coinciding with the Spring Equinox, its name combines two Persian words: "now," which means new, and "ruz," which means day. It's a time of year in which followers celebrate the coming of spring and the renewal of nature.

Happy Persian New Year / March 20, 2015