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.
As the Persian New Year, Nowruz, approaches, households across Iran are busy setting up Haft-Seen tables, a cherished tradition symbolizing renewal, prosperity, and the arrival of spring.
On the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian calendar year, Iranians across the country come together to celebrate Chaharshanbeh Suri, meaning Wednesday Feast, a vibrant and ancient festival of fire that heralds the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year, Nowruz, on March 20.
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.
The ancient Sadeh festival, rooted in the Zoroastrian era, was celebrated on Thursday evening in the Iranian city of Sheshtamad, a cultural hub in the northeastern Razavi Khorasan province.
Yalda Night, also known as Shab-e Yalda or Shab-e Chelleh, is one of Iranians’ oldest and most cherished celebrations, akin to Nowruz and Chaharshanbe Suri, deeply rooted in ancient history of the land of Persia, symbolizing hope, renewal, and the enduring bonds of family and tradition.
Yalda is already in the air across Iran with people enjoying the shopping frenzy for Yalda, the first night of the winter and the longest night of the year celebrated on Friday evening primarily in Iran and by the Persian-communities.
The millennia-old Persian Mehregan festival, also known as feast of harvest and abundance, has been added to UNESCO's intangible heritage list, the spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry announced.
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.
Millions of people in Iran and several other countries are celebrating Persian New Year, Nowruz, an ancient festivity that marks the beginning of the spring and the renewal of nature.
As the countdown to the New Year inches closer, the bustling streets of Tehran witness a flurry of activity as residents flock to the Tajrish market in north of the capital. With just a few hours left, citizens are fervently engaged in purchasing essential items and textiles to ring in the new year.
Many Iranians in the capital Tehran and other cities around the country have flocked to the cemeteries to say prayers for the deceased on the last Friday of the year before the Persian New Year.
Every year, as the hot season arrives, the people of Kivi village and its surrounding villages in the Varzaghan Country of East Azarbaijan Province hold a pilgrimage ritual in the first ten days of the summer on top of a mountain called Pirdaghi or the Old Mountain.
People across Iran celebrate Nature’s Day, better known as Sizdah Bedar, on the last day of Nowruz, or Persian New Year holidays, by camping outdoors in the nature.
During the holy month of Ramadan, the pilgrims of Imam Reza, the eight Shia Imam, will be served with hot food and iftar in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
Iranians joined street celebrations across the capital, Tehran, to commemorate the annual Spring Festival, as they prepare for Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, which will start on Tuesday.
