A first for RI's State House: Honoring Norooz, Persian New Year
If you happened to stop by the State House on Wednesday, you would have seen massive Irish and Italian flags flanking the Senate rostrum, in honor ...
If you happened to stop by the State House on Wednesday, you would have seen massive Irish and Italian flags flanking the Senate rostrum, in honor of two of Rhode Island's largest ethnic groups. But March isn't just the month of St. Patrick's Day and St. Joseph's Day. It's also the month of Norooz, also known as Persian New Year. So, this week, a traditional haftsin table also appeared in the State House — for the first time ever. "It's a way to build community and come together," said Maryam Attarpour of the Iranian-American Cultural Society of Rhode Island, who played a major role in making it happen.