Celebrate Persian New Year in the Bay Area with Nowruz festivals, live music, food vendors and community events.

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, falls on March 20. Meaning “new day” in Farsi, Nowruz is a time for celebrations with family and friends. Symbolizing renewal, rebirth and the triumph of light over ...

The Persian new year of Nowruz is once again upon us. This messenger of at least three millenna has stood the test of time and is the most important event in the Iranian calendar. It is celebrated by ...

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 ...

Some 300 million people around the world are starting their annual celebration of renewal and harmony with nature in what is to them the biggest cultural holiday of the year, typically involving 13 ...

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday afternoon are slated to hold a reception celebrating Nowruz, marking the traditional Persian New Year and the start of spring. The event is ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used a White House event to mark Persian New Year on Monday to pay tribute to Iranian women and girls who took to the streets of Iran to protest following the ...