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the city of Long Beach celebrates
 

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the city of Long Beach celebrates
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diversity our mayor and city council
 

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diversity our mayor and city council
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join councilman price and celebrating
 

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join councilman price and celebrating
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the Persian New Year called Nowruz no
 

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the Persian New Year called Nowruz no
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Roose actually means literally new day
 

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Roose actually means literally new day
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and it's the Persian New Year it's a non
 

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and it's the Persian New Year it's a non
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religious holiday that's been celebrated
 

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religious holiday that's been celebrated
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for over 3,000 years all around the
 

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for over 3,000 years all around the
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world by Persian people and it really
 

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world by Persian people and it really
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signifies the coming of spring the
 

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signifies the coming of spring the
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spirit of having positive energy for the
 

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spirit of having positive energy for the
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year ahead it's celebrated at the spring
 

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year ahead it's celebrated at the spring
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equinox so right at the moment that
 

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equinox so right at the moment that
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spring hits it's Persian New Year it's
 

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spring hits it's Persian New Year it's
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just the whole spirit of rebirth and
 

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just the whole spirit of rebirth and
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starting the new year with a fresh
 

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starting the new year with a fresh
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perspective on life it's a great holiday
 

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perspective on life it's a great holiday
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and once we started the council meeting
 

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and once we started the council meeting
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we we had a formal presentation on
 

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we we had a formal presentation on
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Nowruz we talked about what the
 

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Nowruz we talked about what the
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symbolism of the table setting was and
 

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symbolism of the table setting was and
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several of my council colleagues were
 

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several of my council colleagues were
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able to give comments on what they
 

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able to give comments on what they
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thought about the holiday and they were
 

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thought about the holiday and they were
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all very grateful that we brought this
 

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all very grateful that we brought this
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to council and it was a really nice way
 

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to council and it was a really nice way
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to start council meeting I think we
 

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to start council meeting I think we
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should start every council meeting with
 

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should start every council meeting with
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a reminder to be positive and respectful
 

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a reminder to be positive and respectful
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Councilwoman price hopes our city
 

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Councilwoman price hopes our city
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continues this tradition for years to
 

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continues this tradition for years to
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come I just want to wish everyone a very
 

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come I just want to wish everyone a very
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happy spring and hope that the spirit of
 

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happy spring and hope that the spirit of
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Nowruz comes into their homes and the
 

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Nowruz comes into their homes and the
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message of positivity and starting fresh
 

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message of positivity and starting fresh
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and forgiveness is something that we can
 

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and forgiveness is something that we can
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all take to heart
 

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all take to heart
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for more information on this and other
 

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for more information on this and other
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events taking place in the city go to
 

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events taking place in the city go to
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