Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival ...

(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) Shiite Muslim women pray on the other side of a curtain at the shrine of Peer Syed Mehndi on Nowruz, Persian New Year, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, March ...

It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year, began on Thursday, kicking off a celebration of life ...

The Nowruz show is also part of the BBC News Afghan Languages festive output BBC News Persian’s Nowruz show is hosted this year by BBC News Persian’s new music team, Hesam Garshasbi and Misagh ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, celebrates the start of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Celebrated for over 3,000 years, Nowruz is observed by over 300 million people worldwide.

Nowruz, meaning ‘new day’ in Persian, falls on the first day of the Persian calendar (around the same time as the Spring Equinox), and observes the end of darkness and the rebirth of nature.

Persians around the world celebrated with dance and fire, and shopped for holiday essentials as they prepared for the start of a new year. Advertisement 4:29 0:38 2:03 Advertisement NOW PLAYING 0: ...

The Parthenon was built decades after the Persian destruction of Athens and the Acropolis. Credit: Gary Bembridge/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-2.0 In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down ...

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 ...

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 ...

But what is Nowruz, and why do people celebrate it? Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been celebrated for several millenniums, according to the ...

Nowruz-Persian New Year 2025: The Parsi New Year is also known as the festival of Navroz or Nowruz. It is derived from the Persian words ‘Nav’ and ‘Roz,’ which mean a new day. Iranians and ...