For those who believe that everything should be examined negated and proven from the perspective of religion, this question is raised whether the Islamic religion and religious leaders have a special stance on Nowruz (Persian New Year) or not.

The photo album depicts Nowruz tourism in Golestan Palace in Tehran. Golestan Palace in the capital Tehran is replete with tourists from around Iran on the third day of the Nowruz holidays. By IRNA/Ahmad Moeini Jam [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="405059,405060,405061,405062,405063,405064,405065,405066,405067,405068,405069,405070,...

Iranian President says his administration will do its best to fulfill promises, including improving people's livelihood, anti-corruption, controlling inflation, strengthening production and increasing employment in new year. President Ebrahim Raeisi's New Year address is as follows: In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most ...

Nowruz (literally translated New Day) is one of the oldest celebrations in ancient Persia, which is held vigorously in the first day of spring marking the beginning of the Iranian calendar year. Nowruz festivities celebrate the beginning of rebirth of nature and lasts for 13 consecutive days. Celebrated by millions of people in Afghanistan, the ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in separate messages congratulated the arrival of Nowruz to his counterparts. Amir-Abdollahian sent separate congratulatory messages to the foreign ministers of some countries that celebrate Nowruz,including Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey,...

People of Tehran joined street celebrations across the capital, to mark the annual Spring Festival, as they prepare for Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, which will start on Tuesday this year. 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. Its the start of ...

A new edition of the Nowruz Diplomatic Festival was held in Tehran on March 17, 2023 with the presence of Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian and ambassadors and heads of foreign missions in Tehran. (Photos by Amin Jalali, IRNA) [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="404903,404904,404905,404906,404907,404908,404909,404910,...

Irans tourism industry enjoys very high capacities to grow especially in Nowruz. According to the World Tourism Organization, Iran ranks 10th in terms of possessing tourist attractions in the world. The ancient city of Isfahan in the Isfahan province of Iran is one of the cultural hubs with numerous monuments relating to Islamic and Iranian civilization ...

Tasnim | Omid Rajabipour: People in Iran are on Friday celebrating the start of the Persian New Year, which has since ancient times been set on the Iranian calendar to coincide with the coming of the spring. Meanwhile, public entertainers don the costumes of traditional folktale characters Amou Nowruz literally Uncle New Day and Haji Firooz approximately ...

Press TV - People in Iran are on Friday celebrating the start of the Persian New Year, which has since ancient times been set on the Iranian calendar to coincide with the coming of the spring. Families often get together for the occasion. Some visit the elderly. Others take to public events. And still others choose to spend the moment New Year begins ...

Tasnim The Persian New Year, Nowruz, begins on Thursday as the first day of spring arrives in Iran, where people are holding ceremonies in celebration of the historical event. In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Nowruz festivities begin on the first day of spring, which has fallen on March 21 this year. The wee hours of Thursday marked ...

IRNA - Persian New Year is fast approaching and cities are bustling with people who are rushing to get the last necessary items to decorate houses or buy new clothes. Not much is left and its a good time you get to know a couple of the age-old traditions. Hormozgan Province, that lies on coasts of the Persian Gulf, is home to nearly two million ...

Tasnim | Ali Jabbari: Tehran�s 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).  

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 ...

Tasnim | Naser Jafari: In an annual custom, Iranian people buy vases of flowers and saplings to rejoice at the beginning of spring a few days ahead of the Iranian New Year (also known as Nowruz), which will begin on March 20.    ...

Mehr | Farhad Safari: A national festival called Amu Nowruz has been held in the Iranian city of Qazvin which is located in the northwest of the country. The festival is to revive ancient traditions and give information to the children about the rituals and traditions of the Persian New Year or Nowruz. The festival is named after a fictional ...

MNA Irans permanent representative envoy to the UN Khoshroo hailed the advent of Nowruz as the culture of peace, moderation and friendship at the time when all those values are threatened by extremism and hostility around the world. Here is the full text of Gholamali Khoshroos address to the United Nations on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian ...

The New York Times | SAMIN NOSRAT: Pardis Stitt still remembers the grocery shopping trips of her childhood in Birmingham, Ala.: loading into the family car, a silver Oldsmobile station wagon with a maroon interior and an eight-track player, and wandering the store aisles as her mother tracked down the ingredients for dishes like kuku sabzi, the Persian ...

Millions of people in Iran and several other countries are celebrating the Persian New Year or Nowruz,which marks the advent of spring. In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Nowruz festivities always begin on the first day of spring, which has fallen on March 20this year. Along with Iranians, millions of others in countries such as Afghanistan,...