In a burst of spring color and song, nearly 200 members of the Yale and New Haven communities gathered to celebrate the ...

According to National Geographic, the 3,000-year-old tradition kicks off the first day of the Persian calendar. The annual New Year celebration lasts for 13 days. The source notes that “Nowruz”… ...

Sizdah Be-Dar is traditionally held on the 13th and final day of Nowruz (Persian New Year) to welcome the coming of spring.

Members with Ballet Afsaneh and Amir School of Music perform during a celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, at the Mitchell Park Bowl in Palo Alto. Audience members were invited to dance ...

TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, praised the success of the ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year! CT Buzz’s Jillian Andrews talked to Shari Parvaresh the President of the Foundation of Iranians of Connecticut (FIOC ...

Nowruz is the Persian new year, which is celebrated by millions of people in places like Iran and western Asia.

(Courtesy of Alireza Ardekani) While Rosh Hashanah occurs in the fall, Nowruz – also known as the Persian New Year – takes place every year on the spring equinox, which falls on Mar. 20 this year.