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Three teenage girls, with long hair colored in shades of fire, look on to the beach as different activites are in progress. On the rights side a few people jump over a row of small fires; on the left a family eats aash reshteh at a picnic table.
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A young girl jumps over a row of small fires built on the beach, as other children look on and wait their turns.
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People stand in line to buy tickets and enter the section of the beach reserved for charshanbe soori celebration.
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A food stalls selling a selection of Iranian foods at the event. From right to left, the table includes trays of tossed salad, Gheimeh, saffron rice, Kabob Koobideh & grilled tomatoes, and ash reshteh.
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A young man records the dancing crow using his iPad.
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A young women moves her hand in a dance motion while holding onto her cellphone.
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The dancing crowd put their hands up with a cue from the DJ.
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One of the attendees livestreams the event on YouTube as the crowd dances in the background.
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People take selfies with a larger fire as others in attendance look on, perhaps waiting their turn.
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Two young women take a selfie using an Instagram filter.
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Orange County Persian Community (OCPC) sign is projected on the screen with a background of red hearts at the Time Nightclub in Costa Mesa, CA.
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DJs and the club staff greet and get ready before the OCPC Valentine's crowd comes in.
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A group of men and women dance at the Valentine's party hosted by OCPC.
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A group of men and women dance at a Valentine's party hosted by OCPC.
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A few club attendees gather on one side of the dance floor to chat and take a break from dancing at the OCPC Valentine's party.
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Four club attendees (two men and two women) take a selfie together in a dimly lit spot on the dance floor.
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A couple talks in a corner of the dance floor as the OCPC Valentine's crowd hang out and dance in the background.
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The crowd at the OCPC Valentine's party dance and take selfies on the dance floor.
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Young children play and jump over the fire with adults helping or supervising.
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Evil eye keychains, necklaces with Farvahar (Zoroastrian symbol) pendants, and small saffron packages arranged on the table for sale at the Nowruz expo at hotel Irvine.
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Several boxes of Samovar (tea pot and kettle set) for sale at the Nowruz expo at hotel Irvine. Black tea is a common drink for Iranians, and having a samovar makes it easy to prepare and drink tea all day.
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Bags of the Iranian brand snack, Pofak Namaki (salted cheese puffs) for sale at the Nowruz expo in hotel Irvine. The handwritten Farsi sign reads (with a typo): "poofak namaki from Iran"
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Turquoise and cream-colored table coveres and runners with paisely design are set on a table for sale at the Nowruz expo in hotel Irvine.
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Mugs, decorative plates, and candles for sale at the Nowruz expo in hotel Irvine. Items are decorated with Persian poetry or images and symbols popularly associated with the Iranian culture (such as the farvahar symbol).
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Audience waiting for a musical performace at the Nowruz expo in hotel Irvine.
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Several boxes of Lavashak (fruit rolls) are set on the table next to two styles of samovar and an Iranian style rice-cooker.
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Several outfits in traditional style for sale at a private Nowruz Kickoff event. The outfits are meant to be donned during the Nowruz Spring Walk hosted by the Farhang Foundation on the UCLA campus. The turquoise ensemble in the photo has a $175…
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Several racks of colorful outfits in traditional style for sale at a private Nowruz kick-off event.
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Two racks of colorful outfits in traditional style for sale at a private Nowruz kick-off event. The blue outfit closest to the camera has a $135 price tag.
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The host of the Nowruz kick-off event stands next to a rack of colorful outfits for sale.
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Two women try on traditional Nowruz outfits. One outfit (a vest and a matching skirt) is entirely covered in rose gold sequins, and the other (consisting of a green tunic, loose pants, and headwrap) has paisley patterns sewn on the front. Several…
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Two stiltwalkers in "Amoo Nowruz" and "Haji Firouz" costumes stand among the attendeess of the Farhang Foundation's Nowruz celebration.
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A couple have their photo taken with four stiltwalkers. The stiltwalkers are wearing costumes that represent the characters traditonally associated with Nowruz: (from left to right): ??? , "Naneh Sarma," "Haji Firouz," and "Amoo Nowruz."
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The crowd at the Nowruz celebration, hosted by Farhang Foundation at UCLA's Dickson Court.
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The celebration attendees and stiltwalkers walk around UCLA's Dickson Court as part of "Nowruz Spring Walk" organized by Farhang Foundation. A small group of women in traditional costumes is accompanied by dozens of people in regular clothing.
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The crowd at the Nowruz celebration, hosted by Farhang Foundation at UCLA's Dickson Court.
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Barbies and Ken Dolls in traditional clothing make an appearance on the haft-seen table next to colored eggs and wheat sprouts.
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Barbies and Ken Dolls in traditional clothing make an appearance on the haft-seen table. Two framed paintings depicting women from the Qajar period hanf above the dolls.
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Two flyers left under the chairs at the Nowruz celebration venue. The flyer in English is a sponsored ad for the Nowruz event. The flyer in Farsi advertises "the first Iranian-Italian" buffet and catering service in the area.
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Nowruz event attendees take pictures with four stilt walkers wearing "Naneh Sarma," "Haji Firouz," and "Amoo Nowruz" costumes.
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A group of women in traditional Nowruz costumes pose for a photo next to the large haft-seen table.
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Several attendees, including women in traditional costumes, stand, talk, or take photos near the Haft-seen table.
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One side of the outdoor haft-seen table, decorated with flowers, apples, and a painting of a woman in Qajar period costumes.
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Nowruz attendees and a local journalist photograph a young girl in traditional costumes, as other people take photos next to the outdoor haft-seen.
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A a young boy in a paisley vest and traditionally-designed hat photographs a young girl and a woman in traditional costumes next to the haft-seen table.
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Three children learn to play Backgammon at one of the kids' activity tables set up at the Nowruz event.
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Parents and children line up at one of the kids activity tables set up at the Nowruz event. At this table, children learn how to assemple a mini haft-seen with sprouts, sumac, garlic (seer), vinegar (serkeh) and other items starting with the letter S…
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A young boy holds an assembled mini haft-seen at the Nowruz event.
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Basket of brightly-colored and bejeweled eggs ready for sale at the bazaar.
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Iranian homemade canned food is sold in the Nowruz Bazaar.
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