Nowruz

Abroad for 16 years, this is the first time Auran Hashimi, Wazir Hashimi’s brother, has celebrated Nowruz with the Afghan community in Vermont.

Outside superstition, Nowruz is actually a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, first inscribed on the list in 2009 through the initiative of Iran and joint cooperation of Azerbaijan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.

TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in separate messages congratulated the arrival of Nowruz to his counterparts.

For Hamid Nasrinpour, celebrating Nowruz in Winnipeg doesn't feel exactly the same as what it was like to celebrate back home in Iran.

In addition to Christians celebrating Easter, we have Purim (Jewish), Ramadan (Muslim), Nowruz (Persian), and Holi (Hindu).

In India, Nowruz 2024 will be celebrated on two dates due to different calendar traditions.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivers his message for the Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, in Tehran, March 20, 2020.

LJVMA held its first Nowruz celebration earlier this year.

On average, we had an 80-percent reduction in Nowruz travel in the first days of spring.

An Afghan man sells balloons during celebrations for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Kabul, Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

Khatera, 4, poses for photograph during celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

An Educational Website about Tehran Vali Asr St during Nowruz.

The main national annual of Iran is Nowruz, an ancient tradition celebrated on 21 March to mark the beginning of spring and the New Year of Iran.

The Nowruz tradition has existed for at least 2,500 years.

The sculptures on the walls of Persepolis show people carrying eggs for Nowruz to the king.

The Zoroastrian New Year coincides with the Iranian New Year of Nowruz and is celebrated by the Parsis in India and by Zoroastrians and Persians across the world.