From the spiritual grandeur of Kumbh Mela in India to the lively water fights of Songkran in Thailand, these festivals have ...

TEHRAN - Over 5,400 billion rials ($6 million) worth of products made by Iranian artisans were sold at 12,000 makeshift ...

More than 200 Harvard students and affiliates gathered in the Northwest Labs on Saturday evening for a showcase of dance, ...

Nowruz, the spring equinox, is celebrated as a holiday across the region and is New Year's Day on the Iranian calendar.

From ancient rituals to modern festivals, spring is celebrated in ways that reflect each country’s culture, climate, and history. Here’s how countries across the region greet spring in their own ...

Women dressed in colorful outfits perform at the 27th Silk Road Turpan Grape Festival in Turpan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Sept 3, 2018. [Photo provided to C] 4. The Turpan ...

Despite their small number, the Bektashis are set to form the world’s newest country — a first-of-its-kind Islamic microstate ...

On 18 April at 18:00 the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre in Moscow will celebrate Nowruz, an ancient Eastern ...

The full moon rises over Santa Cruz Saturday night. April’s full moon is called the Pink Moon, and it’s also a “micromoon” because it will be at its farthest point from ...

Tiburon will celebrate the Persian New Year April 19 with a live DJ set, dance performances and authentic cuisine on lower Main Street.

Local charity Bakhtar Community Organisation partnered with the City of Casey to celebrate the Nowruz Festival in Hallam on Saturday 5 April. Founder and chief executive Bassir Qadiri said it was more ...

"It's touching base," spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. "It's not a negotiation." Ahead of expected talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend, the State Department pushed back on the ...