"Nowrooz Costumes"

Nowrooz is one of the old costumes of Iranian. Nowrooz ceremony is the most popular one and also the most important one among others. Nowrooz, not only has more holidays but also different and interesting costumes and ceremonies. Iranian people know nowrooz ceremonies as a opportunity to become new and rebirth with blossoms again. Indeed, nowrooz is a celebration of creation, blessing and growing.
Iranian people celebrate 12 days which are equal to 12 months of a year and every day was introducing one month of a year. Also the 13th days of farvardin, famous for its sinsterness, is the symbol of disturbance before the universe creation. In this day families go out of their house and go to the nature for being away from this disturbance.
Another costume of nowrooz is making the "sofrey-e-haft sin" that includes seven things; start with "sin" in Persian language. These seven things are symbols of being wealth and developing in agricultural products. Besides, putting mirror, candles, water, colored eggs, red fishes, bread, coins and hyacinth make the sofrey- e- haft sin much more beautiful.
Wearing new cloths, giving gifts, sending beautiful cards with messages and going to relative's house are other interesting costumes of nowrooz celebration.
Generally, nowrooz, birthday of spring, is like an excuse for us to find the spring of our heart and life. As the entire universe become new and thank God, it is the time for us to join others and becoming new too and smile like blossoms, broken the conflicts and reconcile with spring! I hope that every day of your life will be full of beauty!