Mehregan 2006 11th Annual Autumn Festival
- From: "Mehregan" <bobtavi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 30 Aug 2006 11:27:30 -0700
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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