Mehregan 2006 11th Annual Autumn Festival

AT A GLANCE

What: Persian Festival of Autumn (Mehregan)

When: Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10, 2006

(11 am to 10 pm)

Where: Orange County Fair & Expo Center,

88 Fair Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (Fairview & Arlington)

Attendance: Over 20,000 (estimate)

Admission: $20 (advance) $25 (event days)

Kids under 10 free, Free Parking

Info: (949) 851-3993, mehregan@xxxxxxxxx, www.nipoc.org

MEHREGAN FESTIVAL - A CELEBRATION OF TRADITIONS

Persian Festival of Autumn, a community festival

is put together by hundreds of volunteers who

donate their time and talents to its success. The

11th annual event celebrates Persian culture with

music, dance, artwork, crafts, traditional Persian

cuisine, traditional tea house, and costumes. The

festival represents Iranian-Americans' interest in

our heritage and commitment to share that heritage

with the community. Iranian-Americans pride themselves on maintaining a
commitment

to education, business, and social causes in the tightly woven
community of over 500,000

in Southern California. Iranians have strong cultural connections and a
strong value

system. Mehregan (pronounced 'meh-re-gahn') is a celebration of
nature from ancient

Persian Goddess Mehr, the spirit of love, knowledge, and commitment.

The event is sponsored and organized by NIPOC, Network of
Iranian-American

Professionals of Orange County (www.nipoc.org), Khayam Persian School
Foundation,

(www.persianschool.org ), and other Iranian cultural and student groups
in Southern

California. This year's Mehregan is dedicated to Cyrus the Great and
is scheduled for

Saturday and Sunday, September 9 & 10, at the Orange County Fair &
Exposition

Center in Costa Mesa, CA. This is perhaps the largest Iranian gathering
in the United

States, with over 20,000 visitors expected at the two-day family event.

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