Monday marked the beginning of spring, and that means celebrations commemorating the centuries-old holiday of Nowruz are underway. Commonly known as the Persian New Year, Nowruz translates to "new day ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Members of the Afghan community came together to celebrate Nowruz - the Persian New Year, on Saturday at Glass City Metropark in east Toledo. Nowruz (pronounced no-rooz), which is ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev marked the Nowruz holiday Saturday by lighting a ceremonial fire outside Shusha, a culturally revered city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in ...

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 ...

The Rancho Bernardo Library held a celebration of Nowruz, which marks the first day of the Iranian calendar, on March 12 with craft activities, a holiday display and refreshments. Nowruz typically ...

Every year Iranians around the world celebrate Nowruz. The Persian new year is a two-week festival that marks the start of spring. Every year, Iranians around the world celebrate Nowruz. The Persian ...

In many cultures, the Spring Equinox, the moment when the sun appears directly overhead at the Earth’s equator, marks a time of transition and new beginnings. Nowruz, translated as New Day in Persian, ...

The Taliban may have banned the Nowruz holiday, but it cannot erase the Persian new year from people's minds. "When I think of Nowruz, I can only think of the food," Shararah (a pseudonym to protect ...