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 ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

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

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) ...

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.

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

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

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

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

Hundreds of people danced, ate and celebrated the Persian New Year Marina Bay Park for Richmond's first Norooz festival.

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year. An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire ...

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