Millions of people around the world have celebrated Nowruz - a festival that marks the Persian New Year and the official beginning of spring. Nowruz begins at the spring equinox, when the sun ...

Join us in welcoming the Persian New Year at our Nowruz Family Day on Saturday, March 15, 2025, 1 - 4 p.m. Celebrate the start of Spring and learn about Nowruz with interactive workshops, music, ...

Nowruz, Nooruz, Nauryz, and Nawruz. These are the names for the same holiday: Persian New Year and the spring equinox day in the northern hemisphere on March 21. This day is marked by over 300 ...

This marks the third successful listing of Nowruz as a shared cultural heritage, highlighting its profound cultural significance in vast parts of Asia. The journey of Nowruz’s recognition began in ...

More than 30 people were killed in a suicide attack during the Nowruz festival last year. Nowruz is the ancient Persian New Year holiday but is deemed un-Islamic by many ultra-conservative Muslims.