Nowruz
Nowruz welcomes the new year and spring. In Iran, familiar customs include cleaning the home, visiting others and setting a haft-sin table; practices differ across countries.
These cultural and symbolic images do not depict Dorehami members or events.
Image and licence
File:Haft-sin, Nowruz, Still-life-3205068.jpg — Katzenfee50 — CC0 · WebP / crop
File:Norooz Haft Sin in Los Angeles, 2022.jpg — PigeonChickenFish — CC BY-SA 4.0 · WebP / crop
Meaning and cultural context
Nowruz is both a calendar turning point and a living family tradition. Court accounts, household memories and contemporary celebrations describe different settings. The age of each particular custom needs its own evidence.
Traditions and symbols
Sprouts, apples and a mirror are familiar table elements. The modern arrangement should not be attributed to a particular king or year without evidence.
Date and calendar
At the spring equinox and start of Farvardin. The exact new-year moment must be checked for the year and time zone.
Convert dates using a chosen calendar
This computes calendar equivalents only, not the group’s event date or confirmation of a local tradition.
A practical plan for our group
Create a shared haft-sin table, exchange spring memories from different towns and make spring crafts with children.
For a Nowruz gathering, each family could bring one table item and a short memory. Label objects in Persian and Swedish, offer a children’s craft table and leave time for conversation. This is a contemporary plan, not a reconstruction of an ancient ceremony.
These are contemporary Dorehami suggestions, not confirmed events or claims of ancient practices.
For children and the next generation
Nowruz is a chance to begin again, visit one another and talk about spring.
For younger children, one image and one question are enough. Teenagers can check a word or claim against a source. When explaining in another language, simplify the wording without hiding uncertainty.
Common questions
Is the new-year moment at the same clock time in Sweden and Iran?
The astronomical moment is the same, but local clock times differ. Check the date and time zone for the particular year.
How can I ask about participating?
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Sources and further reading
Content reviewed: 19 October 2026