The celebration culminates on Sizdah Bedar, the thirteenth day of the new year, with outdoor festivities and the symbolic discarding of Sabzeh. Nowruz — pronounced “No-rooz” — also known ...

It marks the coming of the new year in some cultures ... who observe the holiday do so to welcome the start of spring. The celebration lasts for about two weeks and typically includes food ...

Chaitra Navratri, observed during the Hindu month of Chaitra, marks the beginning of the Hindu New Year and is dedicated to ...

Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year, began on Thursday, kicking off a celebration of life, renewal and rebirth that people in Iran and beyond have been observing for ...