A goldfish in a bowl figures as part of a NoRuz display at Mehrabad Airport celebrating Iranian New Year
Iranian female passenger and goldfish part of a New Year or No Ruz display in the departures lounge of Mehrabad Airport Domestic terminal 2 New Year in Iran being at the vernal equinox around March 20 21 this year March 21 Tables are especially laid according to a tradition called haft seen litertally Seven S s Tradition stipulates that seven articles must be placed on the table the farsi names of which all start with the letter s these include seeds (sabzi), apples (sib), garlic (sir), vinegar (serkeh) a gold coin and a goldfish, though what happens to them at the end of the season doesn't care thinking about. But it's probably safe to assume there are some very satisfied cats! During the day bonfires are also lit for people to jump over.
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Location: Mehrabad Airport, Iran
Photo credit: © nick cunard / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: bowl, display, eid, equinox, festival, goldfish, holiday, iran, iranian, lunar, nowruz, passenger, persian, tradition, traditional, vernal, year, years, zoroastrian
