New Year Tradition In Albania

Toasts are drunk, midnight feasts are spread and people gag their way to bars and clubs to dance the night away. Have a glance at some of the interesting New Year Traditions in Albania Persian communities of Albania celebrate Norouz or the coming of spring or the Iranian New Year. Norouz is celebrated on mid March. Norouz rituals follow the doctrines of Zoroastrian religion. Some Norouz New Year traditions of Albania include major spring-cleaning of the household and purchasing new garments and flowers.

During the twelve day celebration of Norouz people visit families, friends and near ones. On the first day of Norouz people gather around the dinner table and organize the remarkable Haft Sin. Haft Sins or the seven S's are the seven foods starting with letter s. They symbolically represent the seven creations and the seven holy immortals.