The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result ...

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year. To celebrate, people light bonfires, set off ...

As mentioned, among all the many countries where Novruz is celebrated, Israel stands out. In Israel, the only Jewish state in the Middle East, a festive event was held to mark the holiday for the ...

Nowruz dates back over 3,000 years and has its roots in the ancient Persian Empire and the Zoroastrian calendar. For Zoroastrians, Nowruz marks the creation of the world (Giti) and humankind.

Several Euronews correspondents have collected their thoughts about Nowruz and the New Year to detail the how the ...

An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...

The first day of spring 2025 arrives on March 20 at 10:47 UTC, bringing astronomical significance, cultural traditions, and the promise of renewal across the Northern Hemisphere. The vernal equinox in ...

What does it mean? Well, we here at Official Charts are always here to help. Azizam is a Persian term, derived from the word Aziz (or 'beloved'). The suffix '-am' is a possessive term in the ...

With origins dating back three millennia, Nowruz is rooted in Zoroastrianism – an ancient Persian religion that predates Christianity and Islam. It also remains one of the world’s oldest ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz ...