Today might be the first day of spring, but in Iran March 20 marks the start of a new year. Known as Nowruz or Norooz, the holiday means “New Day” and commemorates the Persian New Year. The holiday, ...

Spring is approaching, blossoms are abound, and nothing more apropos to welcome the spring vernal equinox than the Persian new year Norooz. The Persian new year ubiquitously known as “Norooz” (meaning ...

Herb-packed rice, syrupy sweets, and picnic feasts: The foods of Norooz celebrate the arrival of spring. For more than 3000 years, Persians have celebrated Norooz, meaning "new day," which marks the ...

Persian New Year, also known as Norooz, will be celebrated at Los Angeles City Hall on March 16 as members of Persian American Communities Inc.—a nonprofit organization consisting of local Iranian ...

Happy Norooz to all my fellow Persian entrepreneurs. For those unfamiliar with the holiday, it is like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and Easter rolled into one. Norooz begins annually on the ...

Persian New Year, also known as Norooz, was celebrated at Los Angeles City Hall on March 16 as members of Persian American Communities Inc. — a nonprofit organization consisting of local Iranian ...

In an attempt to sway public opinion in favor of Iran's military involvement in Syria and Iraq, the country's state television will air a mini-series during the Iranian New Year known as Norooz, ...

For much of Downtown Los Angeles, 10:25 a.m. Monday will pass without notice. Most people will be too engrossed in the start of a long workweek to be aware of the moment spring arrives. But for ...

Babak and Friends - A First Norooz is the story of little Babak who is not familiar with the traditions of the Persian New Year Norooz. When his cousins Saman and Sousanne come to visit, little Bobby ...

This Sunday marks Persian New Year (Norooz) when 1394, the current year under the Iranian Calendar, comes to an end. Norooz (Nuwroz, Newroz) coincides with the Spring Equinox in the northern ...