I was in the fourth grade the first time I remember celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year. My dad let me and my brother stay home from school that day to celebrate. If he’d made this great academic ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The United Nations has marked 21 March as International Nowruz Day, commemorating a holiday that sees millions around the world eating, ...

Nowruz marks the arrival of spring in Iran but also the beginning of the new year. The same is true in Afghanistan, where the festival serves as the official start of the solar calendar. The precise ...

Syria’s interim president Ahmed Sharaa has declared Nowruz a public holiday, recognising the spring festival and aiming to strengthen national unity and cultural inclusion. Syria’s interim president ...

Folks may have noticed the Google Doodle for the day, but what is it? Well, it's to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year and here's what you should know about it. Nowruz, which means “new day” in ...

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 ...

Monday marked the beginning of spring, and that means celebrations commemorating the centuries-old holiday of Nowruz are underway. Commonly known as the Persian New Year, Nowruz translates to "new day ...

If you saw any people leaping over fires, grilling fragrant kebabs or holding elaborate picnics this weekend, you may have witnessed celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which marks the start ...

Some 300 million people around the world are starting their annual celebration of renewal and harmony with nature in what is to them the biggest cultural holiday of the year, typically involving 13 ...

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara has issued a presidential decree recognising Kurdish citizenship and language rights, while ...

I will never forget the feeling of witnessing a Nowruz party in the White House, in 2016. It was the second year that Michelle Obama had hosted such an event, and it was headlined by Iranian-American ...