A Haft Sin table setting to mark Nowruz. Haft Sin — seven items beginning with "s" — is one of the traditions of Nowruz; Wikipedia offers an account here.
While the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran shows some ambivalence about Nowruz, the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq is embracing it as a central part of Kurdish national identity. The KRG Washington representative hosted a huge reception and has sent our greetings giving the mythic background of Nowruz in the origins of the Kurdish people.
While the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran shows some ambivalence about Nowruz, the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq is embracing it as a central part of Kurdish national identity. The KRG Washington representative hosted a huge reception and has sent our greetings giving the mythic background of Nowruz in the origins of the Kurdish people.
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