The Persian New Year celebration, known as Nowruz, begins this year on Monday, March 21. Here is how Iranians celebrate the 13-day long holiday, and why the rite is still so popular after 3,000 years.
March 21, 2022, may not mean much to most people in the world, but it is a very special day for people in Iran, and a few other countries, as well. ...
MNA At a ceremony, held at the initiative of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Chinese city of Quanzhou, Nowruz festival was celebrated in the southern Chinese cities with Iranians residing there.
Thanks to efforts of Shirgholami, the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Quanzhou city of China, Nowruz was ...
ISNA | Abdolvahed Mirzadeh: The Saadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.
The complex was first inhabited by Qajar monarchs and royal family in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah lived there in the 1920s. And his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi moved there in the 1970s....
IRNA The Cuban Institute for Friendship with the People (ICAP) in Havana has marked in a ceremony the Iranian New Year, Nowruz.
The event was held Monday evening with the attendance of diplomatic and cultural officials, including Asian, European, Arab and African envoys, the Cuba Muslim society, Iranian residents and those interested in the Iranian ...
IRNA - The 21 of March in the Gregorian calendar which coincides with the first day of Farvardin in the Iranian calendar is celebrated by over 187 million people in 11 countries across the world as Nowruz as a national holiday.
The countries that have inscribed Nowruz in their national calendar include: Iran, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan,...
Tasnim | Ali Jabbari: Tehrans Beautification Organization has featured a total of 646 artworks across Tehran to liven up the capital for marking the arrival of spring and Nowruz (the Iranian New Year starting March 20).
Iran Daily - Each year, millions of Iranians celebrate one of the most significant holidays Norouz, Persian New Year, in Iran and throughout the world.
In Iran, the New Year begins with the advent of spring, and most everyone observe it by celebrating a season of new life, and wishing for good luck in the year ahead.
Meaning of Norouz
In the Persian ...
IRNA - Norouz, the traditional Iranian festival of spring is celebrated by millions of people in Iran and a number of other countries across the globe including Pakistan.
It marks the first day of the first month (Farvardin) in the Iranian calendar. It usually falls on March 21 or the previous or following day, depending on where it is observed.
The ...
IRNA - Former United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis in a message expressed congratulations on the occasion of the upcomimg Iranian new year (will start March 21, 2018).
'To all our friends in Iran and all over the world who celebrate Nowruz as you prepare to gather around the haft seen table with your loved ones, Elizabeth Lewis ...
IRNA| Mahdi Qorbani: The Saadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.
The complex was first inhabited by Qajar monarchs and royal family in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah lived there in the 1920s. And his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi moved there in the 1970s.
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Press TV - Monday, March 20th, marks the grand festival of Nowruz. On this day, Iranians usher in the Persian New Year at the exact moment of the vernal equinox which marks the start of spring.
Being originally a festival of Persian origin, Nowruz is also celebrated by hundreds of millions of people from other ethno-linguistic groups in a dozen ...
Press TV -Iran has usheredin the new Persian year of 1396, withPresident Hassan Rouhani underliningthe need for interaction and peace in his message to the leaders of 11 countries.
The world, today more than any time, needs a hope which values affection, love and intimacy and invites countries to interaction instead of confrontation, Rouhani said ...
March 20, The Iran Project The staff and management of the The Iran Project wish all Iranians and other nations that celebrate Nowruz worldwide a very Happy New Year.
In line with rebirth of nature,the Iranian Celebratenew year,Nowruz , which means new day. Italways begins on the first day of spring. Nowruzceremonies are symbolic representations ...
IRNA - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Iranians across the globe on the arrival of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, 1396, on Monday.
Spring is the harbinger of renewal & hope for all. Happy Norouz to fellow Iranians across the globe. May the New Year bring all peace & joy, Zarif said on his twitter.
The Persian New Year ...
Tasnim - While preparation for the new Iranian year is reaching its climax two days before the spring, shoppers have flocked to the Grand Bazaar in downtown Tehran. Known as the hub of commercial activities in Iran, the Grand Bazaar consists of roofed corridors that stretch for miles.
Tehran, March 22, The Iran Project Ambassador and Permanent Representativeof the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Gholam-Ali Khoshrou's statementon the Occasion of Nowruz is as follows:
Mr. President of the General Assembly,
Mr. Secretary General,
Distinguished Ambassadors,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Nowruz is a comprehensive cultural ...
Tehran, March 20, The Iran Project - When the New Year arrives, it brings new ideas and hopes for us to make our lives good to better and better to best.
The staff and management of The Iran Project wish all Iranians and other nations that celebrate Nowruz worldwide a very Happy New Year.Along with Iranians, millions of others in countries such as ...