Nowruz begins at the spring equinox, when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are equal length. It is mainly celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Turkey as ...
Here’s everything you need to know about Nowruz. Nowruz is an annual 13-day festival that marks the beginning of the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning its exact start date can ...
In fact, all cultures where the Iranian calendar has deep roots, often thousands of years old, will celebrate Nowruz on March 20, a day which marks both the first day of spring as well as the first ...
Nowruz is the ancient Persian New Year holiday but is deemed un-Islamic by many ultra-conservative Muslims. "As we celebrate this auspicious day to bind us together, our fellow citizens witnessed ...