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    Events

    • MLK Health Fair
    • Black History Month
    • Nowruz (Persian New Year)
    • AANHPI Heritage Month
    • Pride on the Plaza
    • Juneteenth
    • Bellevue International Festival
    • Eastside Welcoming Week

    Nowruz, which in Persian means “new day,” is an ancestral festivity based on the solar calendar, marking the first day of spring and symbolizing nature’s renewal, celebrated on the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere.

    The City Council will be presenting a proclamation in honor of Nowruz on March 11.

    Nowruz (Persian New Year) Meet and Greet

    In addition to a proclamation, the city is partnering with the Alefba Group, a nonprofit cultural and social organization based in Bellevue, to host a special gathering to celebrate Nowruz on March 22, 5-7 p.m., in the City Hall Concourse. Community members are to invited to celebrate and share in the joy of the season.

    Enjoy tea and Persian pastries and fruits, listen to uplifting music, and take memorable photos with the magnificent Haft-Seen table, a cherished symbol of Nowruz. 

    About Nowruz

    Nowruz is celebrated through centuries-old traditions and symbolizes a time of personal renewal in harmony with nature and an opportunity to come together in community.

    It is celebrated as a secular holiday by more than 300 million people around the world by a wide array of ethnic and cultural groups, including but not limited to Afghan, Azerbaijani, Balochi, Chechen, Hazara, Kazakh, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lezgin, Pashtun, Iranian, Tatar, Tajik, Turkmen, Uighur and Uzbek peoples. 

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