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Download 2018 Nowruz Program Book (PDF) 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES Grand Haft Sîn Display Thank you... DICKSON COURT NORTH DICKSON COURT - NORTH STAGE 2:15 PM SPECIAL THANKS & NOWRUZ COMMITTEE Children & Youth Programs Mamak Khadem Storytelling, Calligraphy, Face Painting, & Džambo Aguševi Orchestra ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Hormoz Ameri – Chair Aurian Khajehnouri Neda Rouhani Photo Booth, Arts & Crafts Fariba Ameri Nooshin Meshkaty Katy Saei DICKSON COURT SOUTH 12:30, 4:00, 4:50 PM GERARDO GALEANO, ANTHONY JONES, CHRISTINA MONTANO, Kaori Dadgostar Shahrzad Morshed Sheila Salamat JENNIFER PARKER, PATRICK TRAYLOR, and the ENTIRE TEAM AT Ali Fakhari Ladan Nejad Dokhy Satrap Djanbazian Dance Company ROYCE HALL & UCLA for their collaboration and support on the Haleh Gabbay Ali C. Razi Shadi Sed Saaz o Dohol Musicians Nowruz Celebrations. Ahmad Gramian Farah Rezvan Shideh Shahraies Rubik Harutyunyan & Gevorg Rostomyan 1:45, 3:30 PM FARIBA AMERI, KAORI DADGOSTAR, HALEH GABBAY, CAROL IZAD, Latifeh Hagigi Mojgan Roohani Mandana Soleimani Daneshvar Children’s Ensemble KATY SAEI, SHADI SED, SHIDEH SHAHRAIES, NOOSHIN MESHKATY, Carol Izad Guity Rouhani Traditional Persian Dancers and MANDANA SOLEIMANI for their commitment to the NOWRUZ Firuze Dance Troupe 1:00, 4:20 PM SPRING WALK. OUR VOLUNTEERS Arezoo Koochekan’s LA Daf Ensemble EVENTS BY SHIDEH and SHIDEH SHAHRAIES for designing the beautiful Behnam Ahrari Tara Hekmati Daniel Partiyeli Persian Tea House Haft Sîn display. Iman Alamdari Borna Houman Neda Peiravian DICKSON COURT NORTH DICKSON COURT - SOUTH STAGE Hosein Amanpour Ehsan Jafari Banafsheh 12:10, 1:30, 2:45 PM THE AUDIO VISUAL TEAM AT ROYCE HALL for their professionalism Ghazaleh Ansari Shahriar Jahanbakhsh Pourzangiabadi Nowruz: the Story of Beauty & Patience and teamwork. Yasmine Ardehali Shahrzad Jalali Ashley R 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Nick Aryamand Lily Jamneshan Nadia Rad Puppet Show by Negar Estakhr CASABLANCA PRO SOUND & LIGHTING for all their hard work on the Rose Atarodi Sara Jour Mahdi Rafati outdoor Dickson Court programming. Nasim Attaripour Taraneh Kashani Arshia Rangchi ZIA ERFANIAN for his calligraphy illustrations during the Nowruz celebration. Kimia Azari Nicole Kashfian Rezvan Sadat 6:00 PM Sogol Azody Ghajar Nazy Khadem Sara Saeidnia DR. LATIFEH HAGIGI for coordinating the Nowruz youth program and Samuel Saman Behnaz Khazai Shervin Saeidnia activities with the support of UCLA Iranian Studies Program students and Beidokhti Niousha Khosrowyar Nedda Saidian SIMA BINA staff volunteers. Hannah Berookhim Kia Kolahi * Hiva Sajadi PROGRAM & ENSEMBLE Naazley Boozari Amin Mahini Azadeh Salek CAROL IZAD, AURIAN KHAJEHNOURI, LADAN NEJAD, FARAH Leila Bushweller Neelooufar Mahrouyan ROYCE HALL Niki Sepanj REZVAN, GUITY ROUHANI, NEDA ROUHANI, MOJGAN ROOHANI, and Neeka Dabiri Omeed Mahrouyan NOWRUZ SPRING WALK Andia Shafaghiha DOKHY SATRAP for spearheading the Nowruz youth programming and for Armeen Davoodi Lea Mc Laughlin STARTS WEST OF NORTH STAGE *Royce Hall program by Sima Bina is a ticketed event. Fami Sharif-Pour their enthusiasm and commitment to its success and growth. Sina Djoo Ali Mehran Darya Esmaeilshirazi Denise Miresmaili Leila Shaygan SHEILA SALAMAT for the children’s storytelling program. Ehsan Estiri Baharak Modarres Tara Shoushani Allen Simanian JAVANAN MAGAZINE for their continued support of Farhang Foundation. Negin Fadaee Ashkan Mofidi Neda Farid Nick Motamedi Stephanie Spencer KANE BISCAYA, ALIREZA HEKMATSHOAR, KAT KAZEMINY, and the Shayan Farzad Niyaz Navidi Saman Takaloo entire team at KIRN 670 AM RADIO IRAN for their continued support and Yassaman Ghasemi Abdi Nejad Shayan Torabi promotion of Farhang’s programs and coverage of Nowruz. Parsia Vazirnia NORTH STAGE Armin Ghomeshi Setayesh Nekarae SIMA BINA Jasmine Guivi Helia Nezhad Fariba Vesali Funding for this program was provided by Farhang Foundation Maryam Hanser Ramtin Omidvar Atoosa Youkhana with contributions from its Board of Trustees and our sponsors. Persia Hashemi Tavakkoli Ehsan Zahedani HAFT SÎN TEA HOUSE US OUR SPONSORS INFO DESK DIAMOND Anabi Oil - Sam & Rene Anabi GOLD Ali C. Razi SILVER Buchalter, Gursey Schneider, Iranian American Women Foundation, John & Hilda Arnold Foundation, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Nossaman LLP CHILDREN’S AREA GAMES EDF Renewable, Dariush & Haleh Gabbay, Interventional Cardiology Associates, BRONZE SOUTH Morgan Stanley, Noush Jewelry, Hadi & Shahrzad Morshed, Starline Tours, Tehran STAGE Market, Wells Fargo Bank, Whittier Trust, Yazdanyar Law Offices OTHER Fariba & Farshad Mahjoor, Soheil & Noura Samimi CAMP MAP ABOUT HAFT-SÎN / SEVEN-S’s Nowruz Haft-Sîn or the seven S's is a major tradition of Nowruz. The Haft-Sîn altar includes seven items starting with The New Year Celebration in Iran the letter S or Sîn (S in the Persian alphabet). The items symbolically correspond to seven divine creations and/or bounteous immortals. The Haft-Sîn items are: An excerpt by Professor Ehsan Yarsharter Of all the Persian national festivals, the New Year Everyone is supposed to provide himself with new clothes, shoes, and hats 1 2 3 4 celebrations are at once the most important and the most for Nowruz. Children are particularly attached to this aspect of the festival. SABZEH SAMANU SENJED SÎR colorful. This festival embodies a wealth of ancient rites As the exact time of the New Year draws near, everyone gets ready for the Wheat, barley or lentil A sweet pudding made The dried fruit of the Cloves of and customs, and it is about the only one in Persia that is occasion. The exact time, that is, the moving of the Sun to the sign of the sprouts growing in a dish from wheat germ oleaster tree Garlic not confined to the traditions of only one religious group. It Ram, is announced in larger cities by the firing of cannons. A few hours Symbolizing Symbolizing Symbolizing Symbolizing symbolizes the continuity of ancient Persian culture, which has before this solemn moment, all the members of the family gather in the survived so many adversities and vicissitudes. house. By this time they have all bathed, men have had their hair cut, women REBIRTH AFFLUENCE LOVE MEDICINE have finished their toilet, and all have put on their new clothes. Candles or The Nowruz celebration stretches over a period of thirteen days, the last lamps are lit, and a special table is spread in the main room. On it are placed being a special occasion calling for particular ceremonies. The period begins a mirror, candlesticks, and the holy book, according to the family’s faith. + with the first day of spring, when the sun enters the zodiacal sign of the Ram. 5 6 7 Sometimes a missing Sîn is replaced with At Nowruz people join nature in making a fresh start, full of joy and hope for Generally, also a bowl of water, with a green leaf floating in it, a flagon of SÎB SOMAQ SERKEH another item starting with an S. For example: rosewater, a piece of bread, herbs, fruits, candies and cakes specially made the coming year. The origin of Nowruz is traditionally attributed to Jamshid, Red apple Sumac berries Vinegar SONBOL – The fragrant hyacinth flower the mightiest and the most glorious of the legendary kings of Persia. for Nowruz, and two other items particularly prepared: colored eggs and Symbolizing: THE COMING OF SPRING the Haft-Sîn. The latter is a special feature of Nowruz and consists of seven Symbolizing Symbolizing (the color of) Symbolizing SEKKEH – Coins Nowruz is reckoned by a solar calendar. This was adopted in ancient times articles whose names begin with the letter “S.” As a rule, they are seeb, BEAUTY / HEALTH SUNRISE AGE / PATIENCE Symbolizing: PROSPERITY / WEALTH by the Zoroastrians, and it is used today as the national calendar of Persia. sabzi, sir, serkeh, sumac, senjed, and samanu; that is, apple, fresh herbs, However, one must bear in mind that the Zoroastrian year did not always garlic, vinegar, sumac, Bohemian olives, and a sweet-tasting food prepared begin on the 21st of March (1st of Farvardin). There are reasons to believe with green wheat. Other articles of good omen may be added to those that at one time it began with the commencement of autumn. Nowruz already mentioned. OTHER ITEMS ALSO INCLUDED ON THE ALTAR ARE: and Mehregan, another ancient festival, continue to be the main national Persian festivals. TRADITIONAL PERSIAN SWEETS such as baghlava A BOWL OF WATER WITH AN ORANGE – The earth in space WHEN FINALLY THE MOMENT ARRIVES THE FAMILY Today, while many of the ancient festivals have faded away in most parts “ LIT CANDLES – Enlightenment / Happiness ROSE WATER – Magical cleansing powers GATHERING IS PERVADED BY A SPIRIT OF JOY AND HAPPINESS. of the country, Nowruz remains a national Persian festival, and its advent A MIRROR – Cleanness / Honesty A BOWL WITH GOLDFISH – Life / The transition of Pisces to Aries brings joy to the hearts of the people. Although many of the old customs THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY EMBRACE EACH OTHER, DECORATED EGGS – Fertility (Esfand to Farvardin) and ceremonies, as recorded in histories and travel books, have vanished GREETINGS AND GOOD WISHES ARE EXPRESSED, AND GIFTS with the passing of time, what remains makes Nowruz the most fascinating “ of the Persian festivals, rich in folkloric details and symbolic reminiscences. ARE EXCHANGED. The preparation for Nowruz begins well in advance. Children and young people particularly are excited at the thought of approaching Nowruz with When finally the moment arrives the family gathering is pervaded by a its prospects of gifts, new clothes, and the round of festive parties. Some spirit of joy and happiness. The members of the family embrace each other, fifteen to ten days before Spring each household starts preparing the greetings and good wishes are expressed, and gifts are exchanged. The “sabzeh”: grains of wheat or lentil are put into water to germinate; then the germinated grain is spread over a dish and allowed to grow. By the time special food being served on the New Year’s Eve consists mainly of steamed Nowruz arrives, the grains have sent up a fresh mass of green blades as a rice mixed with herbs and fried fish.
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