Every spring, blogger and cookbook author Shadi HasanzadeNemati spends the days leading up to Nowruz cleaning house, baking, and preparing for visitors. Allrecipes Magazine For millions around the ...

SAN DIEGO — On the first day of spring, Persians celebrate Nowruz (no-ROOZ), also known as the Persian New Year. The celebration involves gathering around a table known as a Haftseen, an elaborate ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, falls on March 20. Meaning “new day” in Farsi, Nowruz is a time for celebrations with family and friends. Symbolizing renewal, rebirth and the triumph of light over ...

I was in the fourth grade the first time I remember celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year. My dad let me and my brother stay home from school that day to celebrate. If he’d made this great academic ...

Nowruz marks the arrival of spring in Iran but also the beginning of the new year. The same is true in Afghanistan, where the festival serves as the official start of the solar calendar. The precise ...

At her Palo Alto chocolate shop, Shekoh Confections, Iranian chocolatier Shekoh Moussavi transforms prized ingredients like rose and saffron into gourmet European-style confections. But one of her ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, celebrates the start of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Celebrated for over 3,000 years, Nowruz is observed by over 300 million people worldwide. The festival ...