As a lot of folks are preparing for Easter, others are preparing for New Year celebrations. In our family, that means fire jumping and eating sweets, calling on your loved one while clanking spoons together, and reading a Haffiz passage or two. In the alley behind our son's house the scene was set, and all the kids in our grandson's grade school class were invited to stop by for this traditional Iranian affair. I don't ever recall having an experience quite like this when I was growing up, and being in a multicultural family and neighborhood like ours makes life all the more interesting. So the alley was blocked off so any stray car could not pass through, and the neighbors all around were invited to join in. Then the story telling began and the kids all seemed to have a wonderful time- but really, I think the parents enjoyed it all even more.
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| Traditional fire jumping |
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| The older folks need the sweets more than the kids- so the story goes |
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| Traditional Persian pastries and nuts |
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| A memorable evening |
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