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Noruze is the traditional Iranian festival considered as the start of the New Year, among Iranians.PAB is organising this festival to promote Persian culture and bring the community together in Barnet
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We are in the process of confirming the venue that will be used. We will keep all backers updated! There will be five days of festivities, from 16th to the 20th March 2019, when the following will take place: • Exhibition of the Traditional 'Sofreh-ye-Haft Sin':One widespread tradition is the preparation of a Noruze table, on which a number of symbolic objects are placed. These objects symbolise purity, brightness, abundance, happiness and fertility for the New Year; • Persian food stalls; • Traditional Persian music and dance; • Cultural art and craft displays/sale • Cultural and artistic performances by Persian artists (evenings only). The festivities will also include 'Haji Firooz': a charming fictional folklore character that essentially announces the arrival of Noruze in Iranian culture. Haji Firooz is to Noruze what Santa Clause is to Christmas.
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The four day festival of Noruze Celebration in Barnet, will bring the community together by way of three evening of drama performances, traditional dance, exhibition, food stalls and the magnificent traditional Noruze dinner and dance evening event. In recognition of the importance of this ancient rite, Noruze was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. Moreover, in 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March International Noruze Day. Therefore, it would be a great opportunity for the community to experience and learn the true meaning of Noruze. The festival is designed to bring the community together, and will help to showcase and boost art and culture in Barnet.The Festival has had already an overwhelming response with many volunteers coming forward to help make this project real. We at PAB hope that you will share this enthusiasm and make a donation no matter how little towards this project.
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This event will also help Farsi speaking children in foster care in Barnet, and their foster carers to meet other Farsi speaking children and act as an introduction to Iranian culture, customs, traditions, food and other aspects of their background and heritage. To strengthen a sense of belonging within their new adopted country. It also will assist the foster carers to meet and socials with Iranian families in the community, and familiarise themselves with the child's Cultural background.
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How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees) £15,076
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VolunteerPersian Advice Bureau - PAB is a registered charity assisting Farsi speaking (not exclusively) asylum/refugees in the UK. The Charity found by Ms Foujon Naini,a British-Iranian law graduate, in 2015 and, has since become second home to most Iranians all over the UK, mainly London and the borough of Barnet where it is situated.
PAB a registered charity promoting charitable purpose for the benefit of Farsi speaking persons from ethnic minorities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers (but not exclusivel), and their families resident in the united kingdom.
The Charity found by Ms Foujon Naini, a British-Iranian national in 2015 and has since become second home to most Iranians all over the UK, mainly London and the borough of Barnet where it is situated. PAB is the first Cultural Centre that Iranians have acquired since the revolution in 197...
PAB not only educates and guides those individuals and their families through the process of integration, but also promotes crime prevention, domestic violence , knife crime, sham and arranged marriages and other illegal conducts that one might encounter when entering a new culture and society. It also promotes the relief of poverty and isolation, promotion of health, provision and advancement of education and training; and the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure- time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of those new arrivals and the settled. PAB promotes Persian arts, culture as well as employment and community development.
Being home to The Little Theatre venue and Coco Monty Espresso bar, PAB has become the centre of attraction to the residence of Barnet.
Project Owner: Persian Advice Bureau The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
Contractors: Parsa Productions,Printania LTD,Beheshte Barin Restaurant The team responsible for building or installing the project.
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