Nowruz

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.

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Iranian People Begin ‘Year of Production, Support, Removal of Barriers’

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The Iranian nation on Saturday noon celebrated Nowruz and started the new solar Hijri calendar year 1400, which has been named by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei as the “Year of Production, Support, and Removal of Barriers”.
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Trick-or-Treating in Shiraz on Fireworks Wednesday

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Photos by Mohammad-Reza Dehdari, ISNA
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Iranian People Preparing for Nowruz Despite COVID-19 Outbreak

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Despite the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian people from all walks of life are preparing themselves for the Persian New Year or Nowruz, which marks the beginning of the new solar year.
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Iran Marks Nowruz in Ceremony Attended by Local, Foreign Delegates

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A ceremony called “Nowruz 1400; Nowruz of Friendship” has been held in Tehran bringing together a host of officials and envoys from Iran and other countries.
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Gold Fish Farming in Iran’s Rasht

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Photos by Mojtaba Mohammadi, IRNA
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Tehran Hosting Urban Arts Festival ahead of Nowruz

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The 6th Tehran Annual Urban Arts Festival has opened in the run-up to the Persian New Year which starts on March 21, 2021.
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Spring Flower Harvest in Iran’s Khuzestan

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Photo by Morteza Yaghouti, YJC
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Iranians Wash Their Carpets Ahead of Nowruz

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Photo by Mohammad Moheimani, IRNA
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Iranian People Urged to Avoid Travelling during Nowruz Holidays amid Pandemic

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The Iranian president has called on people to avoid travelling during the Persian New Year holidays to help contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Number of Road Trips in Nowruz Decreases by 80%: Iran

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Iran says after the implementation of the social distancing plan, people's trips decreased by 80 percent during the Nowruz holidays.
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Iranians Spend ‘Sizdah Bedar’ at Home to Contain Coronavirus

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The coronavirus has forced Iranians to change their traditional habit and stay home this year on the ancient national festival of Sizdah Bedar or the Nature's Day.
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Geopolitics of Nowruz: Saving Persian Culture From Elimination

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Attempts to have Persian language eliminated will lead to exclusion of an important part of culture from the history of regional countries; including the Iranian New Year festival.
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Nowruz; Centuries-Old Tradition Keeping People Together

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If the underlying messages of Nowruz are promoted, disputes, cruelty and insatiable greed will die down in society.
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Walnut Cookie; A Tehrani Sweet for Nowruz

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Walnut cookie is one of the sweets usually served during Nowruz. It has been made at home since old times, especially by the residents of Tehran.
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Boloni; A Fortune-Telling Ritual Performed in Nowruz

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The Boloni ritual, a less-known ritual performed in Iran during Nowruz holidays, predicts the good and bad events of the New Year for the person doing it based on the country’s literary heritage and the Iranian people’s belief in good and bad luck.
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Things Looked Different in Iranian President’s New Year Speech

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While Iran is celebrating Nowruz under the shadow of the coronavirus epidemic, President Hassan Rouhani has also delivered his new year speech to the nation in markedly different conditions.
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Haft-Seen: Permanent Fixture of Nowruz

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A time-honored tradition associated with Nowruz [which means New Day in Farsi] is preparing Haft-Seen.
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1399 Will Be Year of Prosperity for Iran: President Rouhani

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the New Persian Year will be a year of prosperity for the Iranian nation.
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President Rouhani Felicitates Regional Leaders on Nowruz

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Iran's president has congratulated the leaders of regional countries on the occasion of Nowruz which marks the beginning of New Terms.
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Iran’s Leader Names Persian New Year as Year of “Jump in Production”

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader has named the Persian New Year 1398 as the year of “A Jump in Production.”
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Dishes Served in Iran during Nowruz: Sabzi Polo Ba Mahi

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As a common practice among the people of different cultures or the first days of New Year, Iranians serve their traditional dishes, such as Sabzi Polo, on the initial days of Nowruz.
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Women in Ardabil Throw Old Shoes into River ahead of Nowruz

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Iranian people observe many traditional customs ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. One of them is a ceremony called “No-Usti” held in Ardabil on the last Wednesday of Iranian calendar year.
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Iran Leader Grants Clemency to Large Group of Iranian Inmates

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of Iranian convicts on the occasion of the Muslim festive days in the lunar month of Rajab and also the Nowruz holidays.
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Tehran Gets More Colourful for Nowruz Despite Corona Outbreak

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Despite the problems caused by the Coronavirus, Tehran municipality's programs are underway as before.
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Iran Gov’t Vows People’s Essential Needs Produced, Supplied with No Delay

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Iran’s deputy industry minister says the production, supply, and distribution of the people's urgent needs, especially those related to the COVID-19 disease will not be interrupted with the beginning of efforts to clear the streets.
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