Nowruz, which translates to “new day,” falls on the first day of spring each year, as the Persian calendar follows the vernal ...

Nowruz is celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox when the sun crosses the celestial equator. In 2025, this ...

Nowruz is widely celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and other parts of Central Asia. Around 300 million ...

To mark the end of previous year, Iranians host picnics on the last day of Nowruz, while as in Kazakhstan, people build yurts ...

Nowruz festival originated in Iran (then Persia) and is now celebrated in many regions across the world. Nowruz was added to ...

Almost all items in the Nowruz haft-sin table can be found at Devon Market. In Iran, families arrange the haft-sin table with ...

The hallways and lounges of homes are graced with the “haft-sin”: tables which are adorned with symbolic foods and items that represent health, prosperity and rebirth. Enter any home and you ...

Nowruz, one of the oldest and most magnificent Iranian festivals for the coming new year, is a symbol of renewal, and ...

The lead up to Nowruz is almost as exciting as the day itself. The hallways and lounges of homes are graced with the “haft-sin”: tables which are adorned with symbolic foods and items that represent ...

Gilava Pour sitting at her Haft Sin table. When Gilava Pour was a child, her family gathered in the Gilan region of Iran, by the Caspian Sea, to celebrate the Persian New Year. They were such a ...

Smokers and drinkers will once again feel the pinch, despite tough economic conditions and a planned VAT hike to 15.5%.