The fragrant smell of spring, a happy Persian folk song, a team work with lots of fun and joy, a cup of tea after a hard work and a pleasant family bond. 

 

The smell of dust and detergents, the unhappy voice of the father, an individual decision-making wit, lots of stress, hunger or late meal and a family fight. 

 

Two contradictory experiences of the similar situations, spring cleaning! Who has made it so pleasant for me and so disastrous for my friend? 

 

Our mothers! 

 

Norouz is coming. Norouz is coming with its pleasant traditions. Spring cleaning, shopping, cooking, baking and.... They all are the smell of spring, the smell of love.  

 

Our traditions are our identity, our being, our culture and it should be transmitted to our children to grant them a feeling of self-esteem. 

 

Our ancestors believed that the souls of our beloved decedents come back to the material world in the five ending days of the year and we try to clean our home as a sign of hospitality. 

 

Spring cleaning as a tradition gives joy and freshness to our home. It is the duty of us, as mothers, to transmit the beautiful face of this tradition to our kids. 

 

We should create fun in it. Make it a lively time for the whole family; to make it an activity of team work and cooperation. It should not become a difficult stressful period. 

 

It all depends to a skillful mother who welcomes spring with time scheduling and creating the feeling of cheerfulness. 

 

Thank you mom for making our traditions perpetual in my mind so pleasantly!