Committee on Health and Human Relations
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Whereas Norooz marks the traditional Iranian New Year on March 21 of each year, which has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years and dates back to ancient Persia; and
WHEREAS Norooz, or "New Day", marks the arrival of spring and is celebrated on the vernal equinox; and
WHEREAS a form of the vernal equinox celebration commonly known as Norooz is celebrated by hundreds of millions of Iranians and other peoples all over the world, including as Novruz in Azerbaijan, Navruz in Uzbekistan, and Nowruz in Afghanistan, as well as in the United States and other countries in Central Asia, South Asia, Caucasus, Crimea, and Balkan Regions; and
WHEREAS Iranian Americans of all backgrounds celebrate Norooz, including those with Baha'i, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Zoroastrian, and nonreligious backgrounds; and
WHEREAS Persian civilization has contributed greatly to the world and the Iranian-American community has made a profound impact on the social and economic fabric ofthe United States; and
WHEREAS the people of Iran continue to stand up to authoritarianism and promote women's rights and freedom; and
WHEREAS Iranian Americans continue to make positive contributions in all sectors of American public life; and
WHEREAS Norooz symbolizes a time of renewal and community, it harkens the departure from the trials and tribulations of the previous year and brings hope for the New Year; and
WHEREAS Iranian Americans maintain strong ties to the people of Iran; and
WHEREAS Iranian Americans desire to see a peaceful, prosperous and democratic Iran that respects human rights; and
WHEREAS Norooz connects the Persian New Year to the values of human rights and embodies the ideal of compassion for our fellow human beings regardless of ethnicity or religion:
WHEREAS, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the Chicago City Council, assembled here on this j day of felo , 207^ do hereby
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