Dance, play, and feast your way into the Persian New Year at the Freer and Sackler. The museums’ third annual Nowruz celebration features attractions for all ages, including elaborate haft-sin tables displaying auspicious New Year’s items; chess and backgammon, a game invented in ancient Persia; “fire” jumping; musical performances by the Mamak Khadem Ensemble and dance music, interpretive programs exploring Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings; a text-messaging scavenger hunt; and chances to share Nowruz memories. In addition, back by popular demand are storyteller Xanthe Gresham and traditional Persian food for sale. In the ImaginAsia classroom, children are invited to make puppets of heroes and demons, print Nowruz greeting cards, and wear the mask of a hero or a div—a ferocious demon—from the Shahnama.
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