Haftseen – Persian New Year’s Pretty Spread for spring
Tomorrow, at precisely 3:45 pm PST (6:45 pm EST) winter ends (bye bye Winter dear, don’t let the door hit you on the way out) and spring begins. Oh joy!
Spring Equinox marks the beginning of Norooz, the Iranian New Year. I wish I could wax poetic about it with you! But these past month has been a relentless whirlwind of activity (hope to share details with you by and by) and I’ve written a few posts about the pretty customs of Norooz already anyhow (the meaning of haftseen, Norooz in Tehran, the sweets of Norooz, coloring eggs, sprouting sabzeh, Norooz ‘a Palooza!)
So for now, as I laze around in my friend’s house in Los Angeles (I’m in LA because of this and to see this in person and of course while here I’m also delighted to enjoy the goodness of Norooz in Tehrangeles!) I just want to catch my breath, listen to the birds singing prettily, and just gaze at this beautiful yard – a corner of paradise – with a dreamy view of trees and flowers and hills.
My friend’s lentil sabzeh & sarv trees in LA! Sight for sore eyes!
BUT, I do also want to chirp in to say:
Norooz ‘etoon Mobarak and Pirooz (for all y’all celebrating Norooz)
& Happy Spring! Also Happy Fall to our friends in the land under!
& May all of you have a ‘shirin’, pretty and rocking season ahead.
