Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, a holiday that's been celebrated for several millenniums, ...

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.

Nowruz is celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox when the sun crosses the celestial equator. In 2025, this ...

This year, against the backdrop of Ramadan and rising discontent, the celebrations took on an unmistakably political tone.

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

The BBC Persian’s Nowruz show will delight viewers with Shohreh Aghdashloo’s reading from the classical poet Hafez – an ...

Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

Naroon, which has sites in Marylebone and Fitzrovia, is celebrating with a set menu of Nowruz favourites as well as a few ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated on March 20, 2025. Learn about its rich history and cultural importance.