Tasnim, Mohammad-Hassan Zarif Manesh – Iranian medical personnel celebrating the ancient festival of Nowruz in hospitals while they are on the frontline of combatting the Coronavirus outbreak in the country.
In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Nowruz festivities began on the first day of spring, which has fallen on March 20 this year.
Friday (March 20) marks the beginning of the New Iranian Year, which coincides with the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.
