So for this reason I must would like to say Happy New Year everyone .. but in some countries like Iran yesterday was in a common day for most of us ..yes .. it's true .. a common day .... I think it's interesting for you to know this thing . we have another calendar in Iran .. our calender's name is JALALI Jalali calendar .. in this calendar year is there are 365 day's in 12 months . But our year starts on the 21st of March and in Iran we have some holidays like other countries ..
for some jobs we have 5 days and for some other jobs we have 15 days holiday..
for students these days are very very interesting and amazing ..\
also we have some traditional things . its blong to comes from more than 1000 or 2000 years ago , people calls this holidays and this events NOROUZ Norouz. Norouz means new day ... or fresh day .. it means when new year is begins every things everything must be fresh and be ready for new year..some traditional things that I said befor is for example every one go traditions include everyone going to his/her grandfather or grandmother's home. This is a kind of respect for to grand person grandparents in our relition's circle family .. after seeing our grandmother or grandfather we go to another person's home .. for example aunt or uncle or some person like that .. in this traditional events we eat fresh fruits and many different kind of nuts. You must see my people (?) some minutes before new year.. if you be are in the streets you can see people that run to their houses . Many people buy flowers and run too .. all of children wear new clothes .. from A to Z head to toe .. from hats to shoes ;) .. in every house people have HAFTSIN "Haftsin".. so the question is what is Haftsin.. haftsin in Persian means 7 things that begin with S sound ... like Seke (money) or Samanoo(a kind of Iranian food) or Senjed (kind of fruit )some thing like this etc..
We put this these 7 things near close together in one place . in additional of those we put a mirror and red fish together..
everything in haftsin is a symbol .. for example Senjed (a kind if frud) is a symbol of Love or mirror is a symbol of reflex reflection of good thought in our life ..

New Year's Day in my country

Hi, this is my second notebook entry. Sorry for my weak English but I'm going to try to say something about the new year ;) ;)

Last night, most people in the world were celebrating for new year's. For this reason, I must say, Happy New Year everyone! In some countries, like Iran, yesterday was a normal day for most of us (Yes, it's true, just a common day). I think its important for you to know this. We have a different calendar in Iran called, JALALI. In this calendar, a year is still 365 days (12 months), but our year starts on the 21st of march.

In Iran, we have holidays like other countries. Some people, depending on the job, have 5 days or 15 days off work for the holidays. For students, these days are very, very interesting and amazing. We also have some traditional holidays. This particular celebration started more than 1000 or 2000 years ago, people call this event, NOROUZ. Norouz means new day or fresh day. When the new year begins, everything must become fresh and ready for the new year.

Like I mentioned earlier, we have some traditions we participate in, like when everyone goes to their grandparents' home. This pays respect to the elders in our family circle. After visiting the grandparents, we go to another relative's home, like an aunt or uncle or some person like that. During this event, we eat fresh fruits and many different kinds of nuts.

You should see my people minutes before the new year occurs! If you're in the street, you can see people that run to their houses; many people buy flowers and run too. All of children wear new clothes, from hats to shoes, or anything they want to wear. In every house people have HAFTSIN. What is Haftsin, you ask? In Persian, 'haftsin' means  seven things that begin with 'S' sound, like Seke (money), Samanoo(a type of Iranian food) or Senjed (a kind of fruit ) or something like that. We put these 7 things togather in one place and in addition to those we put a mirror and red fish. Everything in Haftsin is a symbol. For instance, Senjed (a kind if food), is a symbol of love, and a mirror is a symbol of reflecting on good thoughts in our life.