Hello blog readers,

This weeks Edublogs challenge is all about Celebrations and Festivities. So many people are doing the blogging challenge. There are a lot of diverse groups and different cultures and this week we will be able to read abut what people celebrate around the world.

There are 5 tasks to choose from this week. I choose task 1 and 2. Task 1 is to write about the holidays my family celebrates and task 2 is to share a photo that represents a favourite celebration.

Task 1: Family Celebrations

I celebrate many different celebrations such as

  • Christmas 
  • New Years
  • Easter
  • Thanksgiving 
  • Halloween 
  • Norooz

From this list, most of you have probably celebrated the first 5 or have at least heard of them. The last celebration is less celebrated though. Norooz is a Iranian new year’s day. The day to celebrate this year in 2019 is March 21st. We have a few traditions while celebrating like thoroughly clean out your home, jump over a small fire, decorate a haft-seen table, meet Haji Firuz, and seezdeh bedar. 

My favourite part of the celebration is when we get to visit our family. During the 2 weeks of spring break, my parents and I go and visit our families elders. We host lots of mini parties and the parents give the kids little gifts. We also have one big party called seezdeh bedar. Seezdeh bedar is my favourite tradition. During seezdeh bedar we jump over small fires, eat Persian foods, and have the countdown to the new year. 

Task 2: Photo Spark

This photo is of a norooz table. Every year in every household families make a haftseen table. I love setting the haftseen table. The haftseen table is decorated with seven items because it is considered a lucky number. Each thing on the table is a symbol of spring and renewal and they all start with an S. Here is a list of the 7 items. 

  • Seeb (apple)= representing beauty
  • Seer (garlic)= representing good health
  • Serkeh (vinegar)= representing patience
  • Sonbol (hyacinth)= representing spring
  • Samanu (sweet pudding)= representing fertility
  • Sabzeh (sprouts)= representing rebirth
  • Sekeh (coins)= representing prosperity

A few families that I know also add some more little items to their haftseen. These items include a Quran, a book of poetry, a mirror, a goldfish in a bowl, painted eggs, and a few types of sweets and fruits. 

I love this holiday tradition and I had a lot to say about it so hopefully I didn’t bore you. Make sure to comment below and give me a link to your blog.