Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

Nowruz is celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox when the sun crosses the celestial equator. In 2025, this occurs on Thursday, March 20, at 12:31:30pm Iran Standard Time (9:01:30 GMT).

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 the ...

The core of Nowruz revolves around celebrating nature's rebirth and fertility, embodying new beginnings. Despite historical conquests and cultural transformations, the essence of Nowruz remains intact ...

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As winter fades in the Northern Hemisphere and the days grow longer, millions of people prepare to welcome Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which marks the arrival of spring and symbolises fresh ...

The fire festival offers a great opportunity for that. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year.

Nowruz is the Persian New Year marks the arrival of spring. This festival has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years and millions of people take part in the celebrations. Nowruz, which means ...

or Persian New Year. Nowruz translates as “new day” and marks a festival of renewal, hope, and ancient tradition. Rooted in Zoroastrianism, an ancient Iranian religion that focuses on the ...

or Persian New Year. Nowruz translates as “new day” and marks a festival of renewal, hope, and ancient tradition. Rooted in Zoroastrianism, an ancient Iranian religion that focuses on the struggle ...

An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...