Nowruz marks the first day of the Iranian calendar and the new year.  People participate in the Nowruz celebrations and traditional Iranian Spring Festival.  Spring starts in the Northern Hemisphere at 4:49 on Friday, March 20, 2020. The beginning of this spring and the new year is a pain since last year, for the Iranian people have suffered amid the spread of the disastrous coronavirus in 198 cities, with 7,000 dead (according to the main opposition, the NCRI), the crackdown of their protests in November with 1,500 killed, the downing of Ukrainian passenger plane with 176 dead, economic hardships and poverty, and corruption and incompetence of the authorities in response to floods and natural disasters.  But Iranian citizens are celebrating the new year even with a small seven-seater table.  They hope this year will be the last year of mullahs. The traditional table for Nowruz includes flowers, a crystal bowl with swimming goldfish,...(Read Full Post)