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Photo essay: Charshanbeh Soori at Persian Center

by Jahanshah Javid
19-Mar-2008
 
Someone said there were 3000 people at the Persian Center in downtown Berkeley (northern California) last night to celebrate Charshanbeh Soori. Whatever the number, it was the largest I've ever seen. You couldn't find a piece of asphalt to stand on, let alone move around the dance. But we're Iranians... dance the night away we did! And I watched :o)
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jj, these are some of your

by shadi b (not verified) on

jj, these are some of your best pictures ever. Thank you.


Abarmard

Amazing

by Abarmard on

Love it. Keep the Iranian peace loving traditions alive.

Moments like this makes me feel proud.

Thanks for the pictures and as we say have a victorious Nowruz.


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GREAT

by trulyurs (not verified) on

Hey JJ, thx, great pix. Everyone looked so happy. Like to see Iranians happy...

You got a thing for pretty girls and bald heads!!! :)

Hey did you see anyone you know? I thought I saw my a couple of aunts, an uncle, AND some cousins! Who knows... :)

What's with the math? So annoying to have to do it twice, don't you know us Iranians are pretty good in math, we don't need to be tested all the time... :)


IRANdokht

there was kabab too???

by IRANdokht on

that's it! I am moving to No Cal!

thanks for the great pictures JJ

Have a Happy Norooz and a prosperous New Year

 

IRANdokht


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I was there...

by Jesus (not verified) on

It was great fun last night....My left arm is in one of those pictures with the two "sheitoon" girls dancing on the stage. One of the funniest thing I witnessed was couple of hezbollahi girls with their hijab going crazy in the middle of the dance crowd, dancing like two crazy birds out of cage....funniest thing...


Bianca Zahrai

Thank you and happy Norooz!

by Bianca Zahrai on

JJ jan,
Thank you for capturing the photos from the Chaharshanbeh Soori festivities last night, and for posting them here.
May 1387 bring you and yours good health, prosperity, great success and much joy and happiness.


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Persian Center

by Fardad Jay Jamali (not verified) on

Thx for coming by and taking such great pictures of our event. The only pictures that were missing were from the great food that was being barbecued in the back (kabab koobedeh, and joojeh kabob). Just wanted to clarify that in the picture I was briefing the police officers on chaharshanbesoori/Persian center and not being arrested.


Mona 19

Mr.Jahanshah Javid...

by Mona 19 on

To life, Health, Happiness, Prosperity, Joy, peace in the New year and all days ahead for you and your family, and rest of the world...Happy Nawrouz :)

I'd like to Thank you for giving us this opportunity to gather here in Iranian.com to voice our opinions and share our ideas.I do appreciate it. May God bless you and your family today and always.( and your co-workers in Iranian.com)

With Loving Greeting,Mona