Millions of people around the world have celebrated Nowruz - a festival that marks the Persian New Year and the official beginning of spring. Nowruz begins at the spring equinox, when the sun ...

Celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, come at a grim time. More than 1,100 people have died in Iran as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. It's the third-highest death toll in the world ...

Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts considers the registration of various countries to the ...

Nowruz, Nooruz, Nauryz, and Nawruz. These are the names for the same holiday: Persian New Year and the spring equinox day in the northern hemisphere on March 21. This day is marked by over 300 ...

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This marks the third successful listing of Nowruz as a shared cultural heritage, highlighting its profound cultural significance in vast parts of Asia. The journey of Nowruz’s recognition began in ...