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 ...

Nowruz is the Iranian (or Persian) New Year. Historically, it was observed mostly by Iranians and those of Persian descent; however, it is now celebrated by many cultures worldwide. Nowruz is a mostly ...

Every year, Iranians around the world celebrate Nowruz. The Persian New Year is a two-week festival that marks the start of spring. FATEMEH KESHAVARZ: Nowruz is the new day, so things renew themselves ...

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 ...

Chancellor Gary S. May wished the campus community a happy Nowruz, or Persian New Year. Meaning “new day,” Nowruz marks the optimism that comes with the arrival of spring. It’s a time to come together ...

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 ...

The anticipation for the new spring season started off with a Nowruz celebration hosted by Glendale College’s Persian Student Association (PSA) on March 15. Nowruz, which means “new day” in Farsi, is ...

Every year on the eve of the Spring Equinox, the 13-day-long Persian New Year festival of Nowruz begins. It’s a moment of celebration marked by traditional rituals, like the Chaharshanbe Suri, which ...

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) about the ...

Civic Space Park in downtown Phoenix was home to the city's second annual Nowruz festival on Saturday afternoon as the community gathered to celebrate the first day of the Persian New Year, a ...