Today is Nowruz. It marks the coming of the new year in some cultures. But what is Nowruz, and why do people celebrate it? Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday ...

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

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 ...

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. TEHRAN, Iran — I've worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran's government or its relations ...

Iran’s rial currency hit a record low against the US dollar on Saturday as people returned to work from the holiday. Now, it ...

Iran’s rial currency traded at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday.

Syrian Kurdish women, most of them wearing traditional clothing, gather to celebrate their Nowruz, Kurdish New Year, in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Friday March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) ...

Members with Ballet Afsaneh and Amir School of Music perform during a celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, at the ...

Festival organizers called Nowruz a “universal moment of rebirth and renewal,” a cultural welcoming of spring.

Nowruz, the Iranian or Persian New Year, marks the rebirth of nature and the arrival of spring. To celebrate, Pacific Symphony presents “Nowruz: The Concert — Return of the Masters.” ...

Auburn University’s Iranian Student Association (IRSA) hosted their annual Nowruz Celebration on campus in the Student ...

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year. An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire ...