Presented in partnership with the Drexel University Persian Students Association and the University of Pennsylvania’s Middle East Center, the Penn Museum will mark the start of spring with CultureFest! Nowruz, Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 11:00 am-4:00 pm.
Part of the Museum’s family-friendly CultureFest! series, Nowruz, or “new day” in Persian, is a festival that celebrates spring, rebirth, and good luck in the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year.
Despite its roots in Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, Nowruz is observed by nearly 300 million people in the Middle East, Central and South Asia; southeastern Europe; Africa; and other locations.
CultureFest! Nowruz activities include:
Live performance from the Silk Road Dance Company Middle Eastern drumming workshops with Arabic, Armenian, and Turkish music Tours of the Middle East Galleries with a Global Guide originally from Iraq or Syria A “Daily Dig” (15-minute pop-up talk about an artifact) in the Middle East Galleries “Chaharshanbeh Suri” fire jumping with the Drexel Persian Student Association Craft workshops, including the “Haft seen,” an arrangement of seven symbolic items traditionally displayed at Nowruz, “egg” decorating, and “goldfish” designs Storytelling with Arsia Rozegar, author of Shahnameh for Kids, and A Persian bazaar.All CultureFest! Nowruz activities are included with Penn Museum admission.
For more information, visit www.penn.museum, call 215.898.4000 or follow @PennMuseum on social media.
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