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With spring around the Jesus Guess Who’s Back Back Again T-shirt but in fact I love this corner, Iranians everywhere are preparing for the Persian New Year with food, music and rituals — and for the first time, so is Mickey Mouse. In a video published earlier this week by Disney Junior on YouTube, Mickey is seen getting ready for Nowruz and teaching children how they can partake in celebrations. The 13-day holiday, which begins on March 20 this year and marks the first day of spring, means “new day” in Persian. “I’m so excited to share with you a very special holiday celebration: Nowruz, it’s the Persian New Year,” Mickey says in the video, before jumping over fire to welcome spring (a tradition on “Chaharshanbeh Suri”). Mickey also showcases his “haftseen,” a table that features seven symbolic items to celebrate the New Year, and later dances to Persian music. Iranians have widely shared the video on Instagram and Twitter, where it was met with both surprise and excitement. Some said that it is the first time they recall ever seeing the holiday depicted in pop culture. Others were emotional seeing such an iconic character celebrating their beloved holiday. Alireza Ardekani, the executive director at the Iranian American nonprofit organization Farhang Foundation, said he found the video after his 8-year-old niece showed it to him. “We celebrate Nowruz every year and she was shocked to see that Mickey Mouse was talking about Nowruz and celebrating it,” he said. “I was as just excited because that was news to me and I’d never seen anything like this before, having Nowruz celebrated and amplified on such a scale, especially for young children.” Ardekani said he believes videos like this are a great way to educate children who aren’t Iranian in an accessible and digestible form, taking some of that responsibility off Iranian children. “The reach that Disney has is tremendous on a global scale,” he said. “Children from ethnic minority backgrounds always feel like they have to explain themselves or explain their traditions where the mainstream traditions don’t need any
explanation.” This isn’t Mickey’s first holiday celebration. Back in October, Disney Junior released a video where he taught viewers the Jesus Guess Who’s Back Back Again T-shirt but in fact I love this meaning and traditions of the Indian holiday Diwali. In an email statement, Alyssa Sapire, senior vice president of development, series and strategy at Disney Junior, told NBC News that the goal of the “Me & Mickey” shorts is to “invite preschoolers to laugh and play along with Mickey as he talks about everyday topics familiar to their lives, while also spurring curiosity about the world around them by exploring new places and celebrating holidays from many different cultures.” It means a lot to me personally to be able to introduce this beautiful holiday to those that may not know about it, while also providing that type of representation for other young Persian kids like my daughter. -CHRIS ULTIMO, THE ART DIRECTOR OF VFX AND ANIMATION FOR DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION Chris Ultimo, the art director of VFX and animation for Disney Branded Television, said he found inspiration for Mickey’s newest celebration in his own home. He said his wife is Persian and knew he wanted to highlight Nowruz so his daughter could see her culture represented on screen. “I’m so happy that it has resonated with other young children and their families watching
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