About Nowruz: Nowruz (literally "New Day") is the New Year celebration
marked by the Vernal Equinox, and is celebrated across a large part of
the Middle East, Central/Inner Asia, the Caucasus, as well as the
greater Iranian and Turkic cultural spheres of influence. We'll be
holding this Nowruz event as an occasion for scholars, students, and
teachers of history and cultural studies to meet each other and learn
about the holiday and the many ways people come together to celebrate
the New Year. The cultural program will feature a discussion and
presentation of classical Persian music and poetry. In addition, the we
will have information for teachers on bringing holidays like Nowruz
into the classroom.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard, Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Contact Email: pberan@fas.harvard.edu-- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu