Events Cultural Communities Perth: March 2019

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Persian New Year Celebration 22 March 2019

Persian New Year Celebration
Friday, 22 March 2019, 06:00 pm – 10:00 pm
South Perth Community Hall, Cnr Sandgate St and South Tce
South Perth WA 6151.

Enjoy a beautiful evening with Persian music and dance, celebrating the greatest Persian festive occasion of the year.

Persian food and soft drink would be available for purchase

Tickets: $30.00

Children (under 7 yrs): FREE.

Further info: https://icwa.org.au/events/pnyf/

Tickets at: http://iwaevents.com/event/eid-nowruz-celebration-3/

About NowRuz

The Persian New Year, NowRuz (also written as Nowrouz and NoRooz) marks the first day of spring or Equinox as the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. The moment the sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and families gather together to observe the rituals. NowRuz is an ancient, national Iranian custom and celebrated by people from diverse ethnic communities and religious backgrounds for thousands of years. Celebration include complete cleaning of the house (spring cleaning), setting the Haftsin table and sitting around it at the turn of the year, wearing new garments, presenting eidi (gifts) to children, sprinkling rose-water, eating sweets, and more importantly visiting one another.

Iranian Community of Western Australia

A division of Iranian Association Inc
PO Box 1187 | Canning Bridge | WA 6153
EMAIL info@iraniancommunity.org.au

WEB www.iraniancommunity.org.au

TEL: 0405 766 208

Persian Festival of Fire 19th March 2019

Persian Festival of Fire
Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
South Perth Foreshore, Sir James Mitchell Park
South Perth WA 6151, Zone 10: East of Douglas Avenue

Persian Festival of Fire or Charshanbeh Suri Celebration is a memorable once-a-year, NO-RSVP, FREE, not-to-be-missed, family event with music entertainment and fun.

Further info: https://icwa.org.au/events/pnyf/

About Charshanbeh Suri

On the night before the last Wednesday of the year is celebrated by Iranians as Chahārshanbe Suri. The festival is the celebration of the light (the good) winning over the darkness (the bad). The tradition includes people going into the streets to make bonfires, and jump over them while singing the traditional song Zardi-ye man az to, sorkhi-ye to az man that literally translates to "My yellowness is yours, your redness is mine," with the figurative message "My paleness (pain, sickness) for you (the fire), your strength (health) for me." The fire is believed to burn out all the fear (yellowness) in their subconscious or their spirit, in preparation for New Year.