{"id":25745,"date":"2025-03-21T09:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=25745"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:16:14","slug":"chicago-ano-nuevo-persa-primavera-nowruz-iran-afganos-kurdos-kirguises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/03\/21\/chicago-persian-new-year-spring-nowruz-iran-afghans-kurds-kyrgyz\/","title":{"rendered":"Las comunidades de inmigrantes de Chicago celebran el Nowruz lejos de casa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_69d2fd61a4525\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Millones de personas de todo el mundo se preparan para iniciar hoy una celebraci\u00f3n de la primavera con 3.000 a\u00f1os de antig\u00fcedad: Nowruz. Es una celebraci\u00f3n de la renovaci\u00f3n, el triunfo de la luz sobre la oscuridad y la esperanza de nuevos comienzos.  El Nowruz, tambi\u00e9n conocido como \"Nuevo D\u00eda\", marca el comienzo del a\u00f1o civil persa, que suele celebrarse entre el 19 y el 21 de marzo.<\/p>\n<p>El Nowruz se celebra de forma ligeramente diferente en cada cultura y comunidad, con tradiciones, comidas y actividades distintas. Pero, independientemente de la cultura, es un momento que une a las comunidades mediante grandes reuniones de amigos y familiares que festejan, bailan, leen poes\u00eda y pasan tiempo juntos ante los nuevos comienzos.<\/p>\n<p>Borderless Magazine habl\u00f3 con las comunidades para averiguar c\u00f3mo celebran esta tradici\u00f3n fuera de casa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d2fd61a5a81\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d2fd61a65cd\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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\" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h2 id=\"iran\">Ir\u00e1n<\/h2>\n<p>Un elemento central de las celebraciones iran\u00edes del Nowruz es la mesa Haft-Sin, compuesta por siete objetos simb\u00f3licos, cada uno con un significado especial:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Las manzanas (seeb) simbolizan la belleza<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">El ajo (seer) simboliza la salud<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">El vinagre (serkeh) simboliza la paciencia<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">El jacinto (sonbol) simboliza la primavera<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">El pudin (samanu) simboliza la fertilidad<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Los brotes (sabzeh) simbolizan el renacimiento<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Las monedas (sekeh) simbolizan la prosperidad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Para Talla Saghafi Mountjoy, directora de programas del Foro para la Libre Investigaci\u00f3n y Expresi\u00f3n, el Nowruz es m\u00e1s que una fiesta: es una conexi\u00f3n vital con su identidad iran\u00ed que espera transmitir a sus hijos.<\/p>\n<p>\"Es muy f\u00e1cil perder la identidad porque la mayor\u00eda <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/09\/04\/mujeres-iranies-limitaciones-estrictas-revolucion-islamica-investigacion-madre\/\">Iran\u00edes en la di\u00e1spora<\/a> no pueden viajar de vuelta a Ir\u00e1n de forma segura, por lo que es muy f\u00e1cil olvidarse de ello\", afirm\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p>Como madre de dos hijos y criada en Estados Unidos, Mountjoy afirma que es importante preservar sus ra\u00edces porque es \"simplemente hermoso y alegre\". Espera educar a sus dos hijos para que sean \"100% iran\u00edes y 100% estadounidenses\", asegur\u00e1ndose de que participan en las tradiciones del Nowruz.<\/p>\n<p>Los preparativos para el Nowruz comienzan unas semanas antes del primer d\u00eda de la primavera. Implica una limpieza a fondo, la compra de regalos, ropa nueva y el uso de ingredientes festivos incluidos en el Haft-Sin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d2fd61a8a18\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Maloos Khonsarian habla con un cliente en el Bazar Nowruz de Chicago, en la Escuela Persa de Des Plaines, sobre sus bandejas y otros art\u00edculos con motivos iran\u00edes.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Max Herman\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d2fd61a9712\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>En Chaharshanbe Suri (Mi\u00e9rcoles Rojo), v\u00edspera del \u00faltimo mi\u00e9rcoles antes de Nowruz, las familias iran\u00edes encienden hogueras y saltan sobre ellas. Esta tradici\u00f3n simboliza la quema de las desgracias del a\u00f1o pasado y la purificaci\u00f3n de sus almas para el a\u00f1o venidero.<\/p>\n<p>Mountjoy espera compartir la cultura iran\u00ed m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de su comunidad inmediata. Ha creado un grupo de afinidad llamado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labparents.com\/iranian-families-and-friends\">Familias y amigos iran\u00edes<\/a> en su escuela laboratorio infantil de la Universidad de Chicago. All\u00ed las familias pueden participar en narraciones culturales, celebraciones y actos educativos.<\/p>\n<p>\"Es importante que mis hijos, que son iran\u00edes, sigan manteniendo estas tradiciones para que sepan de d\u00f3nde vienen y la larga historia que se transmite a trav\u00e9s de ellas\", dijo. \"Es importante que los no iran\u00edes conozcan el Nowruz porque ayuda a diversificar su forma de pensar\".<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"afghanistan\">Afganist\u00e1n<\/h2>\n<p>En Afganist\u00e1n, la preparaci\u00f3n del Nawruz (Nowruz) comienza con un mes de antelaci\u00f3n: la gente limpia sus casas, compra ropa nueva y hace otros preparativos. Las celebraciones suelen durar dos semanas, durante las cuales familias y amigos se visitan y organizan diversas reuniones.<\/p>\n<p>Hamida Amiri, cofundadora de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Estudiantes Afganos Estadounidenses (AASA), dijo que Nawruz es el comienzo del A\u00f1o Nuevo afgano, s\u00edmbolo de renovaci\u00f3n y esperanza.<\/p>\n<p>\"Nawruz tiene un significado especial: representa un nuevo comienzo cuando la naturaleza empieza a crecer y renovarse\", dijo. \"Nos recuerda que siempre hay otra oportunidad para el cambio positivo y para seguir nuestros sue\u00f1os\".<\/p>\n<p>En Afganist\u00e1n, Nawruz se celebra con entusiasmo en distintas provincias, cada una con costumbres \u00fanicas. Algunas de las actividades son los festivales de flores, las carreras de caballos, la lucha libre, el vuelo de cometas y la preparaci\u00f3n de Haft Mewa (siete frutas), que tienen profundas ra\u00edces culturales e hist\u00f3ricas. El Haft Mewa simboliza la prosperidad, la renovaci\u00f3n y la unidad. Es una compota dulce elaborada con siete frutos secos, como pasas, almendras, pistachos, albaricoques secos, nueces, adelfas secas y d\u00e1tiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1440\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03-1107x830.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/202_03_21_Nowruz_03-1707x1280.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Un plato de Haft Mewa (frutos secos) que la comunidad afgana prepara semanas antes del Nowruz. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Fotograf\u00eda de Frishta Azizi<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Sin embargo, la escala de las celebraciones ha cambiado significativamente desde que los talibanes tomaron el poder en el pa\u00eds en 2021. Se han restringido las reuniones p\u00fablicas y se han prohibido los grandes acontecimientos. Los talibanes consideran el Nawruz \"no isl\u00e1mico\" y han intentado suprimirlo. Sin embargo, muchos afganos siguen celebr\u00e1ndolo en privado, visitando la naturaleza y celebrando peque\u00f1as reuniones familiares.<\/p>\n<p>Para Amiri, el Nawruz en Estados Unidos es diferente, pero tambi\u00e9n muy apreciado. La comunidad afgana de Chicago organiza un evento al aire libre para celebrar el a\u00f1o nuevo con m\u00fasica tradicional, bailes, juegos y comida afgana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69d2fd61aacd5\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg 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href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/09\/15\/un-aclamado-restaurante-persa-en-lincoln-park-se-mantiene-fuerte\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">15 de septiembre de 2021<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Aunque las celebraciones en Estados Unidos pueden parecer m\u00e1s condensadas que los festejos de dos semanas de duraci\u00f3n en Afganist\u00e1n, Amiri sigue empe\u00f1ado en mantener viva la tradici\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>\"Mi amor por celebrar el Nawruz con mi familia y amigos sigue siendo tan fuerte como siempre, y lo espero con impaciencia cada a\u00f1o\", afirm\u00f3.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kurdistan\">Kurdist\u00e1n<\/h2>\n<p>Para la comunidad kurda, el Nowruz est\u00e1 profundamente entrelazado con la identidad cultural y la resistencia. Como uno de los <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-29702440\">mayores grupos \u00e9tnicos de Oriente Pr\u00f3ximo<\/a> Sin un Estado-naci\u00f3n, los kurdos se enfrentan a una opresi\u00f3n constante en Turqu\u00eda, Ir\u00e1n, Irak y Siria. A pesar de constituir aproximadamente una quinta parte de la poblaci\u00f3n de Turqu\u00eda, la comunidad kurda lucha por mantener su identidad, cultura y tradiciones debido a <a href=\"https:\/\/hrf.org\/latest\/the-survival-of-kurdish-identity-in-turkey\/\">aislamiento y represi\u00f3n por parte del gobierno turco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bahadin Kerborani, presidente del Centro Cultural Kurdo de Illinois, ve el Nowruz como una fuerza unificadora para los kurdos de Chicago y m\u00e1s all\u00e1.<\/p>\n<p>\"Como no tenemos nuestro propio Estado-naci\u00f3n, mucha gente no sabe de d\u00f3nde venimos, por lo que es dif\u00edcil contar nuestra historia\", explic\u00f3. \"Intentamos contar nuestras historias: qui\u00e9nes somos, por qu\u00e9 celebramos el Nowruz y por qu\u00e9 es importante\".<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2025_03_21_PersianNewYear_04-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">La comunidad kurda celebra el Nowruz el a\u00f1o pasado en el Crystal Palace Banquet de Lemont, IL.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Cortes\u00eda de The Kurdish Cultural<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>En <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/timeline\/kurds-long-struggle-statelessness\">a\u00f1os de desplazamientos, restricciones y apatridia<\/a>Kerborani se\u00f1ala que <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rudaw.net\/english\/middleeast\/iran\/07032025\">prohibici\u00f3n de ondear la bandera kurda y de vestir los colores kurdos o la ropa tradicional kurda<\/a> todav\u00eda se practica en partes de Siria, Turqu\u00eda e Ir\u00e1n. Al celebrar esta cultura, el Centro Cultural Kurdo de Illinois espera preservarla y difundirla por Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>\"Es una fiesta cultural, vamos a llevar nuestro traje nacional y nuestros colores kurdos o la bandera que nos representa\", dijo. \"Aqu\u00ed en Chicago, lo vemos como un acto de resistencia para poder preservar nuestra cultura y nuestras relaciones con kurdos y no kurdos\".<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thekurdishproject.org\/history-and-culture\/kurdish-culture\/kurdish-newroz\/\">La fiesta m\u00e1s importante de la cultura kurda<\/a>El Nowruz se centra en pasar tiempo con la familia y los amigos en la naturaleza para celebrar la llegada de la primavera. Al igual que otras comunidades, los kurdos suelen encender hogueras para representar el paso del invierno y la llegada de la estaci\u00f3n de la luz.<\/p>\n<p>\"La gente s\u00f3lo quiere bailar, reunirse y celebrar este d\u00eda\", dijo Kerborani. \"Algunos lo celebran con un picnic, van a las monta\u00f1as o a otros lugares . . . Como todav\u00eda no somos 100% libres para celebrarlo, es m\u00e1s digno de celebrarlo\".<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"kyrgyzstan\">Kirguist\u00e1n<\/h2>\n<p>En Chicago, la comunidad kirguisa participa activamente en las celebraciones de Nooruz mostrando su cultura a trav\u00e9s de actuaciones musicales, trajes tradicionales y muestras culturales. Los actos ofrecen a los asistentes una experiencia de inmersi\u00f3n en las costumbres y el patrimonio kirguisos.<\/p>\n<p>Nurtazhi Bekishova, de 64 a\u00f1os, viajera habitual de Kirguist\u00e1n a Estados Unidos, desempe\u00f1a un papel especial en las festividades.<\/p>\n<p>\"Cada primavera y verano vengo a Estados Unidos con un visado de turista para ayudar a mi hermana y ense\u00f1ar a sus hijos a cocinar Sumolok\", explica.<\/p>\n<p>Nooruz es una ocasi\u00f3n importante para la comunidad kirgu\u00eds, y la preparaci\u00f3n del Sumolok es una de sus tradiciones m\u00e1s apreciadas. Unas 20 mujeres se re\u00fanen para elaborar este plato especial a base de trigo, que requiere una larga preparaci\u00f3n y tiempo de cocci\u00f3n. Las mujeres alegran el proceso cantando canciones y pidiendo deseos mientras remueven la gran olla llamada Khazan. El proceso comienza con la elaboraci\u00f3n del Maitokoch (pan frito), seguido de la adici\u00f3n de piedras, aceite, harina, albaricoques sin hueso y agua. El proceso de removido continuo dura 12 horas, a partir del momento en que la olla hierve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy\" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1920\" width=\"1536\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05-664x830.jpg 664w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2023_03_21_PersianNewYear_05-1024x1280.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Mairam Bekisheva cocina Sumolok para Nooruz en Des Plaines.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Fatema Hosseini\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>\"Cocinamos Sumolok cada Nooruz\", dice Bekishova. \"Hay una historia detr\u00e1s: una mujer pobre que viv\u00eda en una casa con el tejado hecho de plantas de trigo utilizaba el trigo germinado para alimentar a sus hijos hambrientos\".<\/p>\n<p>Esta ocasi\u00f3n no s\u00f3lo permite a la comunidad kirguisa honrar su patrimonio, sino tambi\u00e9n educar a otros sobre sus ricas pr\u00e1cticas culturales.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fatema Hosseini es becaria del Roy W. 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