This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The United Nations has marked 21 March as International Nowruz Day, commemorating a holiday that sees millions around the world eating, ...

Today is Nowruz. 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 ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation Tuesday, declaring the day as Nowruz Day in the state of California. Observed for more than 3,000 years on the vernal equinox, marking ...

Nowruz marks the arrival of spring in Iran but also the beginning of the new year. The same is true in Afghanistan, where the festival serves as the official start of the solar calendar. The precise ...

This weekend marks the start of the spring season — and with it the start of Nowruz, the Persian new year. Nowruz is a festive 13-day celebration, a time to turn the page on the previous year and look ...

It was a sunny and pleasant afternoon on March 21st several years ago. As the warmer temperature began to melt the snow, it felt like spring had arrived. While walking on a street near Boston’s famous ...

For a moment, a breeze sliced through the otherwise hot and sunny day, swirling in and out of the branches above us and ruffling the leaves that provided shade to me and my family. Meanwhile, our ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed ...

It is an honor to join you all for the celebration of this International Day of Nowruz. I thank the 12 Permanent Missions here in New York for coordinating this vibrant cultural tribute. Your ...