Norooz

School was celebrating a lot of New Year events for Chinese New year... so I decided to set up a special display to introduce families to Persian New Year (or Norooz).  Norooz is celebrated on the first day of spring on the vernal equinox.  A typical spread includes a haf seen where families place seven items that begin with the letter 's' and where these items signify something special.

To learn more check out these links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowruz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haft-Seen