- Mon Mar 16, 2015 3:17 pm
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The White House this week celebrated Nowruz, the Persian New Year most often observed by Iranians. First Lady Michelle Obama praised the holiday in remarks at the executive mansion Wednesday. The event featured Persian meals and Iranian dance troops.
“I think it’s so fitting we’re holding this celebration here today,” Michelle Obama said. “One of the things I love about the White House is how it truly is the people’s house. It is a house that reflects the diversity of culture and traditions that make us who we are as a country. Celebrating Nowruz is one of those traditions I love.” “For more than 3,000 years, families and communities in the Middle East, Asia and all around the world — including here in the United States — have celebrated this holiday to mark the renewal of the Earth in springtime,” she said. “It’s to reflect on the year before and make new commitments to good health and prosperity in the year ahead. I all encourage all American to join in the celebration of Nowruz.”
