Nowruz (Persian New Year) – A collection of reports and photos about Nowruz, the Iranian (Persian) New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by various ethno-linguistic groups.
Millions of Iranians are marking Sizdah Bedar, or Nature Day, on Wednesday, the 13th and final day of Nowruz celebrations, by picnicking outdoors in parks and countryside areas to welcome spring and ward off bad luck.
Brigadier General Hassan Momeni, deputy head of Iran’s Traffic Police, announced that 419 people lost their lives and 9,778 others were injured in traffic accidents during the first 12 days of Nowruz holidays.
Iran's Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Reza Salehi Amiri announced on Thursday that approximately 45 million domestic trips were made during the Nowruz holiday season, marking a significant rebound in the country's tourism sector.
Iran’s traffic police say 396 people have been killed in road accidents across the country since the beginning of the Nowruz holidays on March 15. 8,816 people have also been wounded.
The commander of Iran’s traffic police says since March15 road accidents have claimed the lives of 242 people during Nowruz holidays trips across Iran.
Deputy Commander of Iran's Traffic Police, Brigadier General Mohammad Baqer Soleimani, reported that 24,190 traffic accidents occurred across Iran during the first eight days of the Nowruz holiday traffic plan from March 15 to 22, resulting in 177 fatal crashes and 218 fatalities.
Iran’s Traffic Police reported a tragic toll of 167 fatalities and 4,751 injuries in road accidents during the first five days of the Nowruz holiday travel period, which began on March 15.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has felicitated the nation on the occasion of the Persian new year, Nowruz, and further called for “Investments for Production”.
On the occasion of the spring equinox, millions of Iranians and Persian-speaking communities around the globe are celebrating Saal Tahvil, the precise moment marking the beginning of Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
In a message marking the beginning of the Persian New Year 1404, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref extended his congratulations on Nowruz on Thursday, emphasizing the significance of the holiday coinciding with the nights of Laylat al-Qadr – when the Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet – and the martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS), the first Shia Imam.
As the Persian calendar year 1403 draws to a close, Tehran’s Grand Bazaar is witnessing a surge in activity, with shoppers flocking to purchase goods ahead of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.
A vibrant Nowruz carnival brought color and cheer to the streets of the Iranian capital on Friday, as part of the celebrations leading up to the Persian New Year, starting on Thursday.
A 2-tonne birthday cake measuring 200 meters in length has been unveiled in the Iranian capital Tehran, marking the anniversary of the birthday of Imam Hassan, the second Shiite Imam.
Road accidents across Iran during the Nowruz, or Persian New Year, holidays that started last Wednesday have so far left 469 people killed and over 12,500 injured, the deputy head of the country’s traffic police said on Monday.
Isfahan is one of the most visited and frequently cited historical cities in central Iran that captives tourists throughout the year, especially during the 13-day holidays of the Persian New Year, Nowruz.
Envoys and diplomats from Iran and eleven other countries held a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the Persian New Year, Nowruz, at the United Nations with the president of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in attendance.
With the advent of the Iranian New Year on Wednesday, holidaymakers across Iran travel to other cities to visit their families and relatives, or find a resort to chillax after a year of hard work, or just zip across the four corners of the country.
Iranians gathered on Wednesday in the tomb of the 14th century poet Hafez, better known as Hafezieh, in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz to celebrate the advent of Nowruz, or the Persian New Year.
A massive number of pilgrims were in Imam Reza’s holy shrine, the eighth Shia imam, in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad at 06:36 local time (03:06 GMT) on Wednesday to celebrate the start of the Persian New Year, 1403.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has named the Persian New Year as the year of "surge in production through people's participation".
