{"id":14,"date":"2018-03-24T17:27:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T17:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/awanyambi\/?p=14"},"modified":"2018-05-02T20:50:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T20:50:01","slug":"nowruz-in-photograph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/awanyambi\/2018\/03\/24\/nowruz-in-photograph\/","title":{"rendered":"Nowruz in Photograph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/awanyambi\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_3287-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/awanyambi\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_3287-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/awanyambi\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_3287-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/awanyambi\/files\/2018\/05\/IMG_3287-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, Cambridge was blessed with some unusually beautiful weather. It&#8217;s not every day in March when the temperatures rise to sixty-five degrees and clouds disappear from the sky. In appreciation of this great weather, I decided to grab my camera and take pictures of the beauty all around me. As I was taking pictures, I was reminded of Nowruz &#8211; the Persian holiday that marks the beginning of the new year. I remember the topic of our lecture on the 21st of March which began with a short discussion about this holiday celebrated by many Muslims across the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nowruz is the name of the Iranian New Year. It is the day of the vernal equinox. It marks the beginning of spring in the Northern hemisphere. The\u00a0<em>now\u00a0<\/em> translates to &#8220;new&#8221; and the\u00a0<em>ruz<\/em> translates to &#8220;year&#8221; in the Persian language. It is a holiday celebrated widely by diverse ethnic and religious groups. I have attached a link to a website that details some of the ways in which Nowruz is celebrated. In sum, Haji Firouz &#8211; a Santa Claus of sorts &#8211; gives out gifts and plays his tambourine, people gather to jump over fire, engage in thorough spring cleanings, and much more. I especially liked this holiday because I&#8217;d never thought to just how much sense it makes for the new year to actually begin then. I also think it highlights the beauty of the start of a new year by placing it on a day that marks the beginning of nature&#8217;s revival.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"R56WG88Ajf\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/seattleglobalist.com\/2014\/03\/20\/how-to-celebrate-nowruz-the-persian-new-year-like-a-pro\/21834\">How to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, like a pro<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, like a pro&#8221; &#8212; The Seattle Globalist\" src=\"https:\/\/seattleglobalist.com\/2014\/03\/20\/how-to-celebrate-nowruz-the-persian-new-year-like-a-pro\/21834\/embed#?secret=9C9ABLknml#?secret=R56WG88Ajf\" data-secret=\"R56WG88Ajf\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Cambridge was blessed with some unusually beautiful weather. 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