Nowruz

Sizdah Be-dar in Tehran

For over 300 million people around the world, Nowruz is one of the most important days of their calendar as they celebrate the new year.Nowruz (New Day in Persian) is believed to have been started by Zoroastrians some 3000 years ago on…

Nowruz: A New Year Celebrated Across Central Asia and the Middle East

Preparing Houses for Nowruz: Khāne-takānī Nowruz is a major holiday in Iran, marking the start of the Persian new year and the arrival of spring. One of the key traditions associated with this holiday is the practice of "shaking the house…

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, starts on March 20 each year with an extra day before for Oil Nationalisation unofficially kicking off the two-week long holiday.Officially Nowruz finishes after one week, however, unofficially the city and…

We're two days away from Nowruz or the first day of spring which is celebrated across Eurasia is several countries.As part of the celebration, across the region, homes are decorated and cleaned in preparation to welcome spring. But…

Nowruz is an international festival! It is a common misconception that Nowruz is an Iranian-only event. This notion is not entirely accurate, with several countries in Europe and Asia celebrating the coming of Spring as part of remnants of…

The Persian New Year is a wonderful time in Tehran, spring is in the air and everyone is happy and relaxed. It’s also a perfect time to spend a staycation in the Iranian capital as many of the popular sites around the city remain open of…