March 20 was the first day of spring this year. This day marked the occurrence of the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere, where the center of the sun is on the same plane as the equator and day ...

Nowruz, commonly known as the Persian New Year, symbolizes revival and renewal for its more than 300 million celebrants in modern-day Iran and beyond. I woke up yesterday morning. It was 26 degrees in ...

I was in the fourth grade the first time I remember celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year. My dad let me and my brother stay home from school that day to celebrate. If he’d made this great academic ...

Editor -- Let me first say that I truly enjoyed the article on Nowruz, the Persian New Year ("Nowruz eid-i shoma mobarak! For Iranians, fire jumping heralds a fresh start on the new year," March 13).

I woke up yesterday morning. It was 26 degrees in Washington, D.C. But then by the afternoon, it was in the 50s and felt like spring because it is spring. And people around the world are celebrating ...