Folks may have noticed the Google Doodle for the day, but what is it? Well, it's to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year and here's what you should know about it. Nowruz, which means “new day” in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used a White House event to mark Persian New Year on Monday to pay tribute to Iranian women and girls who took to the streets of Iran to protest following the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Celebrating this ancient festival was banned under the Taliban. For refugees and immigrants in America, the holiday and the feasts that accompany... If you saw any people leaping over fires, grilling ...

The Rancho Bernardo Library held a Nowruz celebration on March 14. Nowruz, the Iranian or Persian New Year, is an ancient ceremony to mark the new year and welcome spring. It is celebrated during the ...

For many people, the New Year celebration has already come and gone. But an upcoming La Jolla Village Merchants Association event will celebrate the Persian New Year and the coming of spring with ...