SAT-7 PARS Celebrated the Persian New Year with Children

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April 6, 2010
Each year on the spring solstice, Persians celebrate the new year according to the Persian calendar.  The time is called “Nowruz” and this year it marks the year 1389 according to their calendar.  SAT-7 PARS marked the 13 day Nowruz event with a 13 day children’s program.

In the program, children’s host Parastoo talked with a green frog-puppet about the items on the traditional Nowruz table that Persians set out to mark the occasion.  But in the SAT-7 PARS version, the two characters used items on the traditional table as a starting point to discus Christian beliefs.  For example, the table setting includes something green, often bean sprouts, symbolizing spring and new growth.  Parastoo and the frog discussed how God is the creator of all things and causes them to grow.  During Nowruz many Iranians clean their homes and buy new clothes, so Parastoo and the frog also talked about the need to have a clean heart, to forgive others and to give our hearts to Christ.