Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Maggie Ruggiero / Prop Styling by Christine Keely Nowruz, meaning “new day” in Persian, ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a time of family, renewal, and the promise of fresh beginnings. Falling on the spring equinox, it is a celebration of a “new day” for millions in Iran and ...

AKRE, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — For many people, the vernal equinox — which marked the beginning of spring Friday — is just another date on the calendar. But in Iran, it's celebrated as the Persian ...

But this year, Nowruz has arrived in Iran under different circumstances, one where the scent of spring is mixed with the smoke of war, and hope and worry stand side by side. People are waiting for ...

The convergence creates a layered period of celebration that reflects the region’s complex identity, where religious practice and ancient cultural traditions coexist and often reinforce one another. A ...

This weekend marks the start of the spring season — and with it the start of Nowruz, the Persian new year. Nowruz is a festive 13-day celebration, a time to turn the page on the previous year and look ...

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 ...