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.

Chaharshanbe Suri celebrations in Iran, marking the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year, took a devastating turn this year as 15 people lost their lives and more than 1,000 sustained injuries.

Two policemen were killed and another injured on Sunday in a fireworks explosion in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, the official news agency IRNA reported.

While a tower of police cameras over Park Royal may seem harmless to paying customers, the looming spectre of state ...

About 100 people gathered in downtown Cornelius on Wednesday to celebrate an ancient tradition for the Persian New Year.

In Iran, people jump over bonfires to purify and energize, and get rid of any lingering remnants of winter in a tradition known as Chaharshanbe Suri. Jumping over the bonfire also invites "the ...