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Ring in Nowruz (Iranian New Year, and the arrival of spring) with the Farhang Foundation with a day of activities, performances, music and events for children. The free outdoor program in UCLA’s Dickson Court North and South (near Royce Hall) includes a drum ensemble, a puppet show, stilt walkers, a choir, a tea house and a traditional Haft-sin table display.

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Nowruz

Ther Vernal Equinox marks the beginning of Spring and Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Farhang Foundation hosts events throughout Southern California to mark this joyous occasion by providing diverse family-oriented cultural programming, concerts, traditional music, dancers, cuisine, and more.

LOS ANGELES NOWRUZ

ORANGE COUNTY NOWRUZ

The Iranian American Community Group, an umbrella organization for 13 Iranian American institutions, will host its sixth annual Persian new year festival, Nowruz, next month in Irvine.

Just like the last five festivals, it will be all-inclusive, open to everyone and feature lots of live music and dance performances. There will be a DJ, children’s activities and cultural displays, as well as Persian tea and cookies. Authentic Persian foods will be available for purchase.

Last year, based on some estimates, close to 5,000 people attended, including elected officials at various levels. This year our representatives from the federal, state, county and city levels have been invited, and attendees will have a chance to talk with them in a relaxed environment.

Nowruz is the most important, and perhaps the most ancient, annual event on the Persian calendar. Although it is deeply rooted in Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest religions, the holiday is celebrated by people from various faiths.

The Persian ancestors who created Nowruz were smart and wise to directly link it to the rebirth of Mother Nature, an ever-lasting, ever-fresh annual event that will come back every single year to bring rejuvenation of life on planet Earth.

So for as long as mother nature and planet Earth exist, Nowruz will exist. And even though Nowruz started in ancient Iran, the leaders of several other countries — including U.S. presidents, regardless of administration and political views — have in the last 40 years sent congratulatory messages to those celebrating the holiday.

Perhaps the most profound, and most important, of this ancient, sacred tradition is its message. The message of Nowruz, which is deeply rooted in its origin, is for all mankind. Nowruz reminds us of love, peace, joy, happiness, prosperity and selfless dedication to others. After all, we as humans belong to one family: humanity.

Come and join the IAC Nowruz festival from 1 to 6 p.m. March 24 at Bill Barber Park, which is next to Irvine City Hall, at 4 Civic Center Plaza. Have fun and celebrate the blessings. For more information, see IAC-Group.org.

K.E. MEHRFAR lives in Newport Beach.

Each March, at the start of the vernal equinox, millions of people all over the world celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, with 13 days of traditions centered around family, togetherness and the splendors of a world born anew.

Translated from Persian as “new day,” the largely secular holiday is observed by people in Iran, Afghanistan, China, the United States, India, Tajikistan, Turkey and beyond.

Orange County residents can partake in a special celebration the evening of March 26, when Nowruz, an Iranian New Year’s concert by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, comes to the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.

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The event is presented in collaboration with the Farhang Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that celebrates and promotes Iranian art and culture throughout Southern California. This year marks the third Nowruz celebration, and the first time since 2019 pandemic restrictions have eased to allow for large gatherings.

“The concert is really a celebration of bringing the East and West together. And we have a lot to celebrate, not just the New Year,” Farhang Foundation Executive Director Alireza Ardekani said Friday.

Ticketed guests will behold a spectacular Haft Sȋn display, a traditional Iranian table display decorated with objects intended to symbolize prosperity, good luck, fertility and other manifestations of fortune. Musicians and members of L.A.-based Melieka Fathi Dance Company will perform a pre-show and during intermission.

In the concert hall, composer and conductor Maestro Shardad Rohani will conduct his own exclusive composition of the beloved Dance of the Spring Overture to welcome spring. He’ll be joined by Iranian composers Hossein Yousefzamani and Shahin Yousefzamani along with Iranian vocalist Alireza Ghorbani.

The performance will also feature two of Iran’s most notable female artists, vocalist Mojgan Shajarian and master guitarist Lily Afshar.

“Nowruz is the best event of Iranian culture as a starter, even for non-Iranians, because there’s something for everyone. Everyone celebrates nature and spring,” Ardekani said.

Tickets range from $50 to $299 and are available online at pacificsymphony.org/shows and at farhang.org/NowruzOC. The show begins at 7 p.m.

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What is the exact time of Persian New Year?

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