{"id":63492,"date":"2024-03-19T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63492"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:32:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:32:04","slug":"governor-newsom-proclaims-nowruz-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=63492","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Proclaims Nowr\u016bz Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>SACRAMENTO<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom today\u00a0issued a proclamation declaring\u00a0March 19, 2024, as Nowr\u016bz Day\u00a0in the State of California.<\/p>\n<p>The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NY2Hf-jo4jtBq1ZibZDMRFG_BBu2jxbxXLwCEi75E-R51aDZFTjPpygAScQyv36Y-zg2Bkdiem3o40nOThpD-lolchA3tcRx9hFKHgYEoLjqi79xk9KBI9y9Y3FqY8fDI8Hko4wiliRMeTAvAKH8sH7SyPqQllFFxI=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/afffa58af0d1d42fee9a20e55\/images\/e24e775f-384b-d89e-1037-08b8d76b29bb.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"922\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROCLAMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For millions of people around the world, Nowr\u016bz marks a new year and the beginning of spring. Observed for more than 3,000 years on the vernal equinox, many know Nowr\u016bz, meaning \u201cnew day,\u201d as Persian New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Transcending borders and religion, Nowr\u016bz celebrates the renewal of nature and brings family and friends together to take part in unique traditions welcoming the arrival of spring. Central to the celebration is setting the \u201chaft-seen\u201d table with an arrangement of seven symbolic items that start with the letter \u201cs\u201d: somagh (Sumac berries), senjed (dried lotus tree fruit), serkeh (vinegar), seeb (apples), samanoo (sweet pudding), sabzeh (sprouts), and sir (garlic).<\/p>\n<p>Our state\u2019s vibrant Iranian community contributes to the rich fabric of cultures foundational to California as we know it. Many Iranians living in the U.S. reside in California. Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside of Iran, with \u201cTehrangeles\u201d a thriving cultural center created by Persian residents and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Let us join our friends and neighbors in the Iranian community and all the Californians of diverse backgrounds celebrating Nowr\u016bz today, and carry forward its message of living in harmony with nature and each other.<\/p>\n<p>NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim March 19, 2024, as \u201cNowr\u016bz Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 19th\u00a0day of March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>GAVIN NEWSOM<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Governor of California<\/p>\n<p>ATTEST:<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>SHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>Secretary of State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SACRAMENTO \u2013\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom today\u00a0issued a&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63493,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63492\/revisions\/63493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}