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Festivities are under way for Nowruz, popularly known as the Persian New Year. Believed to have been celebrated for more than 3,000 years, the festival is held on the spring equinox to usher in ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, falls on March 20. Meaning “new day” in Farsi, Nowruz is a time for celebrations with family and friends. Symbolizing renewal, rebirth and the triumph of light over ...

Nowruz was inscribed in 2016 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. New Year is often a time when people wish for prosperity and new beginnings. An important ...

Novruz, Nowruz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz or Nevruz marks the New Year and the beginning of spring across a vast geographical area covering, inter alia, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Other items such as coins, flowers, mirrors, candle sticks, and decorated eggs are also ...

New Year in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is celebrated on March 21 ...

Every Haft Sin table to celebrate Nowruz must include seven items, each beginning with the Farsi letter 'S'. Credit: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images ...

Nowruz, which took place on March 20 this year, ushers in the beginning of spring ... featuring performers who traveled from Boston, New York, and Uzbekistan. Dalal Hassane ’26, who helped ...

A Persian New Year (Nowruz) table design. The various objects on the table represent something about the New Year. Source: Moment RF / Hillary Kladke/Getty Images ...