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Iranian New Year Celebration

It is a privilege and honor to invite you all for the new year (Nowruz 1398). Nowruz is the celebration of Persian new year, which allows us to introduce the Iranian culture to the EPFL/UNIL community as well as having time for an Iranian feast and party.

What is Nowruz?

Nowruz/Norooz (نوروز) is the new year celebration in many countries including Iran, Afghanistan, Albania, Georgia, Azerbaijan and etc. Every year Nowruz is celebrated on the day of the vernal equinox as the first day of Spring, the beginning of the rejuvenation of mother earth. This ancient celebration has been among Iranians and other countries for over 3000 years and yet is still celebrated as the first day of Iranian Calendar.

Haft Sin(هفت سین) is a tabletop decoration of seven symbolic items traditionally displayed at Nowruz. Each item symbolizes an aspect of life cherished by people then and now. Haft in Farsi means seven and Sin correspond to a character of the Farsi alphabet “س” similar to “s”. All the symbolic items on Haft Sin start with the alphabet “س”. Many times families accompany the decoration with photos of their loved ones, mirror, candles and etc. which all bring meaning to their new year.

  1. Sabzeh (سبزه) – growing sprouts in a dish symbolizing rejuvenation
  2. Samanu (سمنو) – a sweet pudding made from wheat symbolizing sophisticated ancient Iranian cuisine with a week-long process of making,
  3. Senjed (سنجد) – dried Persian olive which symbolizes wisdom
  4. Seer (سیر) – garlic which symbolizes medicine
  5. Seeb (سیب) – apple which symbolizes health
  6. Somāq (سماق) – sumac which symbolizes patience
  7. Serkeh (سرکه) – vinegar which symbolizes grit

When, where?

Saturday – March 23rd, 2019,

Salle Polyvalente, EPFL

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Schedule

[epfl_scheduler start_date=”2018-03-23″ end_date=”2019-03-23″ start_time=”17:00″ end_time=”21:30″]17:00-17:30 Iranian music
17:40-18:10 Hafez poetry
18:20-19:20 Amusement and games
19:30-20:30 Dinner
20:30-22:00 Dance and party[/epfl_scheduler]

Registration

Please fill in this Google form for registration:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KmIqjJhTRn7t7ZoGDom-2BPzUbwb2nW5suFk8zm-d-g/

[su_box title=”Registration Deadline” box_color=”#f4b6b6″]March 18, 2019, 23:59[/su_box]

[epfl_toggle title=”Entrance Fee” state=”close”]- interns, sabbatical researchers, Bachelor and Master students of EPFL/UNIL: Free (still need to be registered)
– Ph.D. students, EPFL/UNIL faculty members, and non-EPFL/UNIL members: 5 CHF
– all (after deadline): 8 CHF

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[epfl_toggle title=”Meal Menu” state=”close”]- 20 CHF: Sabzi Polo Maahi (Iranian rice with herbs and fish)
– 20 CHF: Chelo Kabab Koubide (Minced lamb kebab with rice)
– 20 CHF: Chelo Ghormeh Sabzi (Iranian herb and lamb stew with rice)
– 15 CHF: Kookoo Sabzi (Iranian herb quiche-vegetarian)[/epfl_toggle]

[epfl_toggle title=”Payment method” state=”close”]1. TWINT number: 0787411802
2. e-banking: CH22 0024 3243 4745 7540 T , in favor of “Iranian Student Association at EPFL, address: EPFL, St 15, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland “[/epfl_toggle]

[su_box title=”Payment Notes” box_color=”#f4b6b6″]Please ensure that:

1. your payment is in one transaction,

2. you have written your name in the following format in payment/TWINT:

FirstName_LastName_Nowruz2019

3. you upload the receipt of your payment (Screenshot of TWINT or e-banking receipt) in the following Google form.[/su_box]

We hope to see many of you there with us.

All the Best,

IRSA Committee 2018-2019