How Iranian New Yorkers Are Celebrating Persian New Year During the War
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Mehrnam Rastegari participated in the Chaharshanbe Suri fire-jumping ritual, a centuries-old Persian tradition celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
- The event took place at Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey, organized by the group Khooneh, attracting a large gathering of Iranians.
- Participants jumped over small bonfires while chanting traditional Persian phrases that symbolize exchanging sickness and weakness for health and vitality.
- Ms. Rastegari, originally from Isfahan, Iran, expressed that the ritual helped her reconnect with cultural practices from her homeland.
