Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a time of family, renewal, and the promise of fresh beginnings. Falling on the spring equinox, it is a celebration of a “new day” for millions in Iran and around the ...

Residents of Tehran exchange new year’s wishes as US and Israeli attacks continue through the spring equinox.

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 Nowruz, Iranians face a crossroads. With the regime weakened, will the Persian New Year mark a turning point in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The United Nations has marked 21 March as International Nowruz ...

Nowruz, the ancient Persian festival celebrating the vernal equinox, arrives on March 20, 2026, amidst geopolitical turmoil.

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 ...

Festivities marking the spring equinox are tinged with sorrow, as war continues to devastate the Middle East. Even so, more than 300 million people worldwide are expected to welcome Nowruz - the new ...

B2K and Bow Wow at the Oakland Arena, an evening of Persian culture to celebrate Nowruz, a teen punk show at Stay Gold Deli, and more.

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 ...

Iranians at home and in the diaspora are preparing mark the Persian new year, known as Nowruz, with heavy hearts—or not at all.