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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 21, 2013 | 6 Spotlight T A K I N G A P E E K "Connected to your Community" An Iranian New Year celebration was held Saturday at the Queen Elizabeth Community and Cultural Centre in Oakville, where families enjoyed food and celebrated the occasion with presents for their children. The event was organized by volunteer parents from the Persian class of the Halton Catholic School Board's international language program. Clockwise from above, families stand beside the Haft Seen table, which traditionally holds seven speci c items beginning with the letter `s', and that signify life, health, wealth, abundance, love, patience and purity. Mina Ahi explains items on the Haft Seen table to her neighbour, Ana Gribbons, whom she brought to the event. A photo of Yara Mazhari, who passed away in 2010, is placed on the Haft Seen table. Layla Nassiri tries to peek into one of the bags of presents. photos by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) NEIL OLIVER Volume 51 | Number 34 467 Speers Road, Oakville ON (905) 845-3824 Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Vice ­President and Group Publisher DAVID HARVEY JILL DAVIS Regional General Manager Halton Region Editor in Chief ANGELA BLACKBURN Managing Editor