March 20, the first day of spring, is the first day of the Persian New Year.
The central theme of the Persian New Year — Norooz, literally meaning New Day — is rebirth.
One of its beautiful traditions is to grow your own grass — out of wheat, or lentils, or any other type of grain.
With little water and sunlight, what seemed to be dead before — hard, like a rock — sprouts into beautiful life: green, serene, alive.
Will write more about our traditions as we approach the new year.
If you have colleagues who celebrate, you can say “Happy Norooz,” or “Norooz Mobaarak!”
