{"id":50031,"date":"2014-03-26T13:14:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T20:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=50031"},"modified":"2014-03-31T15:03:20","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T22:03:20","slug":"countdown-to-persian-new-year-celebration-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/03\/26\/countdown-to-persian-new-year-celebration-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to Persian New Year Celebration 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/84490102?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ff9933\" height=\"337\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>PALMDALE \u2013 Organizers are gearing up for a Persian New Year 2014 Celebration, which takes place this Friday.<\/p>\n<p>More than 200 people, including Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford, Mayor Pro Tem\u00a0Tom Lackey and State Senator Steve Knight, will pack the Chimbole Cultural Center for authentic Persian cuisine, live music, special performances by drummers and dancers, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Persian New Year 2014 Celebration takes place from 6 to 11:30 p.m., Friday, March 28, at the Chimbole Cultural Center<\/strong>, located at 38350 Sierra Highway in Palmdale. There will be a social\/cocktail session at 6 p.m.; live music starting at 7 p.m.; dinner at 8 p.m.; a special performance at 9 p.m.; and DJ music and dancing starting at 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50033\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-Celebration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50033  \" alt=\"The event is for residents interested in learning more about Persian culture, organizers said.\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-Celebration-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-Celebration-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-Celebration.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The event is for the local Persian community, as well as residents interested in learning more about Persian culture, organizers said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To attend, you must purchase tickets in advance. No tickets will be available at the door. <a href=\"https:\/\/persian.ticketbud.com\/persian-new-years\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> for more information on how to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s another excuse to dress up and go have a good time, enjoy a new culture, and at the same time, support a good cause, which is to help kids go to college,\u201d said event organizer Barzin Omidi. \u201cAll the proceeds from this event go to the \u2018Chasing Your Dreams\u2019 scholarship fund. I believe we\u2019re going to be able to do five or six scholarships out of this event.\u201d (Read more about the <a title=\"Marroquins announce scholarships, UCLA football field trip\" href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/10\/22\/marroquins-announce-chasing-your-dreams-scholarships-ucla-football-field-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\">scholarship program here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50032\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-cuisine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50032\" alt=\"The celebration will feature 100% authentic Persian cuisine, tea, appetizers, dessert and two bars.\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-cuisine-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-cuisine-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-cuisine-386x218.jpg 386w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-cuisine.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The celebration will feature 100% authentic Persian cuisine, tea, appetizers, dessert and two bars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Norooz<\/em> (meaning \u201dNew Day\u201d) marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Iranian\/Persian calendar. In Iran, <em>Norooz<\/em> is an official holiday lasting for 13 days, while corresponding traditional celebrations take place. Read more on the <a href=\"http:\/\/persiannewyears.org\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\">history here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Norooz<\/em> is celebrated and observed principally in Iran, but has spread to many other parts of the world. <em>Norooz<\/em> is also widely referred to as the \u201cPersian New Year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-celebration1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-50040\" alt=\"Persian New Year celebration1\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-celebration1-237x300.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-celebration1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Persian-New-Year-celebration1.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a>\u201cLast year, a few of us got together and said \u2018there\u2019re Persian New Year\u2019s celebrations everywhere \u2013 Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Orange County, New York \u2013 how come we don\u2019t have one in the Antelope Valley?\u2019\u201d Omidi said. \u201c[Last year] we put one together with the goal of having 100 people, and we had 222 people and 22 sponsors. This year, we have 34 sponsors, and we\u2019re well over 200 [people], so it took off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video above shows highlights of the inaugural Persian New Year Celebration in 2013. View the list of local sponsors for this year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/persiannewyears.org\/?page_id=125\" target=\"_blank\">event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely not just a Persian event,\u201d Omidi added. \u201cA true cultural community event is open to everybody; and a lot of people are interested in learning more about the Persian culture, the food, the music and the tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the second annual Persian New Year 2014 Celebration, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/persiannewyears.org\/\">http:\/\/persiannewyears.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 Organizers are gearing up for a Persian New Year 2014 Celebration, which takes place this Friday. More than 200 people, including Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford, Mayor Pro Tem\u00a0Tom Lackey and State Senator Steve Knight, will pack the Chimbole Cultural Center for authentic Persian cuisine, live music, special performances by drummers and dancers, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}