Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a celebration of the start of spring marked through large parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Above, a Nowruz haftseen table, laden with seven items meant to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nowruz is the Iranian (or Persian) New Year. Historically, it was observed mostly by Iranians and those of Persian descent; ...

The Rancho Bernardo Library held a celebration of Nowruz, which marks the first day of the Iranian calendar, on March 12 with craft activities, a holiday display and refreshments. Nowruz typically ...