Following a pandemic year marred by sickness, death and loss around the world, the occasion of Nowruz offers hope and the promise of a New Day BURR RIDGE, Ill. — FEZANA, the Federation of Zoroastrian ...

On the first day of spring the smell of new beginnings waft through the air. Hyacinth and tulips bloom. Fresh green grasses bud. Inside a Persian kitchen, though, fragrant aromas of saffron, herbs, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the cycle of seasons through Earth, the second the sun crosses the vernal equator marks the start of Nowruz. Nowruz – or “new day” in English – is the Persian new year celebrated by ...

For millions of people across the globe, Nowruz is no small celebration. Think Christmas, New Year’s and Fourth of July combined — and add to it fire festivities, delicious meats, rice and spices, ...

March 23 (UPI) --Nowruz, the Persian New Year, took place on Saturday. It is the day of the vernal equinox and marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Nowruz translates from Persian ...

(The Conversation) — Nowruz, the Iranian new year, celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox, goes back 3,000 years. (The Conversation) — As the days grow longer and the flowers start to ...

MOSCOW – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev marked the Nowruz holiday Saturday by lighting a ceremonial fire outside Shusha, a culturally revered city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in last ...

Con Poulos for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Prop Stylist: Paige Hicks. Nowruz falls on the vernal equinox (this year, that’s Sunday at 11:33 a.m. Eastern in the Northern Hemisphere ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation Tuesday, declaring the day as Nowruz Day in the state of California. Observed for more than 3,000 years on the vernal equinox, marking ...