Happy Nowruz: Cooking with Children to Celebrate the Persian New Year

Nowruz the Persian New Year is one of the worlds great festivals, a full month of activities celebrating the earth, the arrival of spring, and the rebirth of nature. Most of all, it is a festival for families. Children and adults alike can share in preparing special meals, decorating the house, and performing the many ceremonies that welcome the New Year. This book is a guide to customs thousands of years old yet as vital as ever enjoyable by families no matter where they live or what their beliefs.