You know Iran is rich in celebration and festivals. There are so many festivals here but the most important one is Norus. Norus is the first day of the new year and people celebrated for about 13 years. Most of people are on holiday. It’s the same as the Christmas and it’s holidays but in Iran we have several cultural ceremonies such as preparing special trade that includes some ingredients and every ingredient represents a message. For example all of them start with the letter of S that is a really precious and sacred for Iranian. For example the Sike is the coin that represents the prosperity and the wishing of having enough money for living. And people on the 13 days of the new year go to the nature to bind with the nature and represent their respect to the nature. They all try to be environmentally friendly and do their best to keep it safe and clean. You know as Iranians I’m really proud of my culture and festivals because all back to the history of our kingdom and Norus. We all, all Persian people from all around the world try their best to keep this cultural heritage.
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You know, Iran is rich in celebrations and festivals. There are many festivals here, but the most important one is Nowruz. Nowruz is the first day of the new year, and people celebrate for about 13 days. Most people are on holiday. It's similar to Christmas and its holidays, but in Iran, we have several cultural ceremonies, such as preparing a special table that includes various ingredients, and every ingredient represents a message. For example, all of them start with the letter 'S,' which is really precious and sacred for Iranians. For instance, the 'Sekkeh' is the coin that represents prosperity and the wish for having enough money for living. During the 13 days of the new year, people go to nature to bond with it and show their respect for the environment. They all try to be environmentally friendly and do their best to keep it safe and clean. As an Iranian, I'm really proud of my culture and festivals because they all trace back to the history of our kingdom and Nowruz. All Persian people from around the world try their best to preserve this cultural heritage.
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