Abarmard

سخت آمده است , مبخش آسان

Our [Iranian] culture/traditions...

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JJ & Abarmard aziz

 1-Amoo Nowruz or Haaji Firouz??

2-If you have time,I'll suggest you read 2 books on Middle East & Iranian mythology,one by Dr Bahar & the other one by Dr Mazdapoor.The black face has nothing to do with "demeaning black-face",symbolically it is the personification of DEATH / God of death /God of underworld on earth(like Hades in Greek mythology).

Eraadatmand

Ebi aka Haaji

Rainbow

 I will be more than happy to pull the green ribbon out of Samsam,s hair

yeh, for now, enjoy that sweaty fat A$$ dude in the avatar sitting on your face. I hear he doesn,t do teharat like your shaikh buddies & hasn,t done laundry since last june. brush your teeth & breath deep while down there, smells better than taleban cave , doesn,t it!. Enjoy ;:))

Path of Kiaan Resurrection of True Iran Hoisting Drafshe Kaviaan //iranianidentity.blogspot.com //www.youtube.com/user/samsamsia

GOOD. Will audition for the role.

I will be more than happy to pull the green ribbon out of Samsam,s hair and have him set on my lap to make a wish upon the stars.

cheers

Green Haji Firooz is an OUTSTANDING idea! Ching! Ching! Ching!

Everything is sacred.

Dumb "Haaji" firooz & black face

 has nothing to do with true Norooz. In fact in Norooz tradition practiced prior to Islam, the so called haaji Firooz was women of the town or village called "Bibi Norooz", "Nanna Nowrouz" or "Mother Norooz" who were the early announcers of coming of Norooz but with the coming of Ommaties the men replaced the women . Women in that era would wear colorfull cosmetics & bright customs dancing & singing in the streets and blaring out the coming of Norooz . As for the black face it has nothing to do with the custom  and have heard different non factual reasonngs behind it and is practiced mainly in some parts of Iran & not all . So letting it go is no biggie. & while we are at it lets stop calling him "Haji" Firooz and call him "Baba Pirooz" or "Amu Norooz" and while u r at it its not "saaleh Noe mobaarak" but "Norooze ............".

Cheers!!!

Path of Kiaan Resurrection of True Iran Hoisting Drafshe Kaviaan //iranianidentity.blogspot.com //www.youtube.com/user/samsamsia

Actually it is about time

You're right and it is great idea. The Black Haji Firooz needs to retire. I remember some years back an Iranian TV personality in LA got badly beaten up and suffered permanent injuries becuase he had dressed up as a Haji Firooz with a painted black face which was misunderstood as a racial insult!

And green is itself a much more relevant color to Spring besides being a great way to support the Greens.

While we're at it we can re-name and re-package Negro-kiss too! Remember that anyone? It is still around too. Super Jordan in LA carries it sometimes although I'm not sure it it has the old packaging.

Great Idea!

I love it.  I think Persians are going to adopt to it. 

I don't know...

I kinda don't want to ruin Noruz with politics, not that I don't support the green movement but I'd like to keep Noruz the way it is.

Also I'd be very interested to know what Black Iranians think of the whole Amu Noruz thing..

Green Amoo Norooz

Getting rid of our demeaning black-face Amoo Norooz has been long overdue. Painting his face green instead of black not only reflects the message of spring, but also the green movement. Great idea Abarmard! Thanks.