# HAPPY NEW YEAR (No Ruz) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 20, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203 "2002-03-20T13:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/1 "2002-03-20T13:49:17Z")
I’d like to wish you all a happy new year. Today (March 20/21st) is our Persian New Year. It is the most widely celebrated holiday in Iran and is a very happy time for Persians all over the world. If you’d like to read more about the holiday, you can visit this [link.](http://www.payvand.com/ny/massoume.html/) HAPPY NO RUZ! ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/2 "2002-03-20T13:54:01Z")
D’oh. It must’ve been the excitement! The link is… [http://www.payvand.com/ny/massoume.html](http://www.payvand.com/ny/massoume.html) and a few more… [http://www.persianoutpost.com/htdocs/NoRuzEquinox.html](http://www.persianoutpost.com/htdocs/NoRuzEquinox.html) [http://www.zyworld.com/Pasargad/Noruz.htm](http://www.zyworld.com/Pasargad/Noruz.htm) [http://streetcat.bnkst.edu/html/FolkloreShahida.html](http://streetcat.bnkst.edu/html/FolkloreShahida.html) ( a good description of how one family celebrates) ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/3 "2002-03-20T14:16:54Z")
Happy No Ruz Ana! ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/4 "2002-03-20T14:17:20Z")
Noruzetan pirooz, Anahita! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/5 "2002-03-20T14:21:34Z")
Noruzetan pirooz, Anahita! Will you do anything special to celebrate? Hope Yasmin has fun 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/6 "2002-03-20T14:30:17Z")
Unfortunately, probably not. We will go to our relatives in Paris at the weekend for a small celebration. My favorite part is “Char-shambeh souri” which is described in the links. It involves a small fire, and the family members jumping over the fire. It’s now a totally secular holiday, even in the very religious Iranian communities. Most modern Iranians abroad usually celebrate at gatherings in hotels or halls in addition to small gatherings in the home. Unfortunately, my mom informs me that the celebration at the Hilton we usually attend, with dancing, food, and live music is cancelled for this year because of fears that there may be some attacks on the gathering because of the backlash against people of Middle Eastern descent. That makes me very sad, and this is supposed to be a happy time. Another tradition is that everyone in the family must have a new ‘dast-e lehbahs’ or new ‘set of clothes.’ Yasmin got a big box of clothes (some new, some hand-me-downs) just in time! Yay! To all the Dopers far and wide: \Sad sal bi in sal-ha\ May another hundred years be as happy and joyous as this one (referring to the holiday feeling). ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2002, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/7 "2002-03-20T15:29:58Z")
Happy New Year, Anahita, and Persians everywhere. Especially to the staff at Yas, my favourite restaurant in London; and to my Canadian-Iranian friend Nazanine with whom I have lost touch. I knew Nazanine when we were both studying in France nine years ago - much the same kind of thing that **andygirl** has just been doing. I remember that she set up a little haft-sinn table in her teeny-weeny little apartment. I remember that there was a mirror and some painted eggs, and a hyacinth with pretty ribbon tied around it, and sprouted seeds and garlic and vinegar. Spring equinox is a lovely time of year. It’s when my get-up-and-go comes back. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/8 "2002-03-21T12:36:47Z")
Yes, that is the haft-seen. She sounds like a lovely friend. Why don’t you try to look her up to catch up on old times? Happy No Ruz, Tansu. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/9 "2002-03-21T12:49:07Z")
That really hurts! Right in the thread title you say you’re excluding me. Well, see if I’m yer pal any longer! Or is it like the “No Homers” club. They could have one Homer, but not two. You can have one Rue, but no more… Oh wait… It’s a holiday with fire. Cool! **Anahita** , happy No Ruz (with a Rue). Still yer pal, -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/10 "2002-03-21T13:15:21Z")
Oddly enough “Ruz” _means_ Day. So, Ruz Ruz is Day Day. So you are Ruz[sup]2[/sup]! ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-year-no-ruz/99203/11 "2002-03-21T13:29:23Z")
You’re in France, you could tell me. “Rue” means “street”, right? So I’d be “Steet of Day”. Although “Day” would then be “Jour”. And my “De” would have to be “Du” wouldn’t it? I’m very complex. In a very bad syntax sort of way. And you think of me as odd? Well, there is just one of me. One is odd. So I guess you’re right. Unless you stand on the other side. Then you’d be left. (I’m not sure what that makes you if we were to sit face to face.) Not that I’d leave you anywhere. Unless you asked. So Happy Today, whenever it is. And if you jump over a fire, take lots of pictures. For insurance purposes. -Rue.