It marks the coming of the new year in some cultures. But what is Nowruz, and why do people celebrate it? Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been ...

Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

Members with Ballet Afsaneh and Amir School of Music perform during a celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, at the ...

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

Nowruz — which is Persian/Farsi for “New Day” — is one of the oldest festivals celebrated by humans. Annually, more than 300 million people celebrate the festivities worldwide, which has been observed ...

Syrian Kurdish women, most of them wearing traditional clothing, gather to celebrate their Nowruz, Kurdish New Year, in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Friday March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) ...

Auburn University’s Iranian Student Association (IRSA) hosted their annual Nowruz Celebration on campus in the Student ...

Celebrate spring and Persian New Year with two nutritious staples of Persian cuisine, pomegranate juice and pistachios.

The festival of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is Iran's most important holiday and celebrated in more than ten other countries in the region.

Nowruz, which translates to “new day,” falls on the first day of spring each year, as the Persian calendar follows the vernal ...

Nowruz, the start of Persian New Year, is marked worldwide — and on March 21, the celebration came to our area.

About 100 people gathered in downtown Cornelius on Wednesday to celebrate an ancient tradition for the Persian New Year.