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Hundreds dance, eat and celebrate the Persian New Year at Richmond’s first Norooz festival

By Anasooya Thorakkattu | March 23, 2025 | 1
Two musicians perform on an outdoor state. The woman on the left plays a long-necked string instrument and sings into a microphone, while the man on the right plays what looks like a giant tambourine.

Festive Persian music filled the air at Marina Bay Park Saturday as dancers in colorful dress performed on the stage and those in the audience danced on the lawn. All around them, the aroma of grilled koobideh kebab drifted through the breeze.  Richmond celebrated the Norooz* Spring Celebration for the first time, using an asterisk…

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