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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Iran to Host Multinational “Letter to My Child” Festival

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Iran is to hold the first international festival of “Letter to My Child” with a focus on the future of the children and youths of the countries that celebrate the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
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Iranians Go on Outdoor Picnics to Celebrate Nature Day

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Iranian people have gone for a picnic at parks or in the countryside on Monday to mark Sizdah-bedar, an ancient festival in celebration of the 13th day of spring, which is an official holiday in Iran known as the Nature Day in the calendar.
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Nowruz in Northern Iran Sweetened with Homemade Pastry, Halva

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People in Ardeh village of Rezvanshahr County, northern Iran, annually cook Zarrineh, a traditional type of pastry indigenous to Gilan Province, and a special variation of halva to celebrate the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year.
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People in Yazd Celebrate Nowruz with Joyful Rituals

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With its long history dating back to thousands of years ago, the city of Yazd in central Iran has grabbed the attentions of domestic and foreign tourists as an intangible cultural heritage with unique rituals and traditions, especially when the Persian New Year arrives.
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Iran’s Hamadan Scene of Deep-Rooted New Year Rituals

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At the end of the cold season, people in the Hamadan Province gather together to conduct traditional rituals to usher in the promise of spring and the new Iranian year,Nowruz.
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Cooking Samanu, Ancient Tradition in Northern Iran

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Samanu, one of the seven items in the Haft-Seen table of Iranian people during Nowruz, is a sweet paste whose cooking is traced back to the pre-Islamic Persia.
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Iran President Joins ‘No to Road Accidents’ Campaign

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has joined a nation-wide campaign called 'No to Road Accidents' as the Nowruz vacations begin.
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Tehran Preparing for Nowruz with Colourful Street Arts

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The third edition of “Baharestan” (Land of Spring) street art event is currently underway in the Iranian capital with the aim of promoting happiness and enthusiasm among the citizens ahead of the New Persian Year.
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Marmeh, First Spring Ritual in Northern Iran

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Marmeh or Madermeh, one of the most important rituals in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran, is a old tradition that dates back to hundreds of years ago.
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Baklava of Tabriz; A Sweet Iranian Dessert

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Baklava is a sweet dessert pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts sweetened and held together with syrup or honey. It is popular in Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and some West Asian states.
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‘Nowruz Khani’ Ritual Heralds Advent of Persian New Year

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Every year, a few days before the beginning of the New Persian Year, traditional singers known as Nowruz Khans herald the arrival of spring in the villages of northern Iran by singing and playing their instruments.
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Iran Leader Calls on Nation to Support Iranian Products

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has named the new Iranian calendar year as Year of Support for Iranian Products.
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Footsteps of Spring Heard in Western Iran

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People in Kanduleh village in Kermanshah province, Western Iran, annually attend a traditional ceremony called “Sound of Spring’s Footstep” ahead of the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
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Pre-Nowruz Rituals; What All Iranians Do before New Year

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Spring has almost arrived, and Iranians are preparing themselves for and counting down to the Persian New Year, when they will celebrate the traditional Nowruz festival.
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Tehran’s Dead Trees Turned into Magnificent Artworks

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Several dead trees of Tehran’s Valiasr Street, one of the longest streets in the Middle East, have been carved by wood artists and turned into beautiful pieces of art ahead of the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
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Sound of Folklore Music at Tehran Metro Stations ahead of Nowruz

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A few days before the beginning of the Persian New Year (Nowruz), the municipality of Tehran has organised live music performances for the citizens in several subway stations across the capital.
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Spoon-Banging; Persian Ancestor of Trick-or-Treating

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An integral part of the ancient Persian festival Charshanbe Suri (Fireworks Wednesday) is a spoon-banging ritual, which seems to be an ancestor of the trick-or-treating in modern Halloween celebrations.
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“More Efforts Needed to Introduce Nowruz to Younger Generations”

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A senior culture heritage official has called for greater efforts to raise awareness among Iranian youth about the Persian New Year festival Nowruz, an ancient tradition that has become the symbol of Iranian culture.
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Wednesday’s Lady; Traditional Doll Linked to Spring-Cleaning

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A doll designer has unveiled a new doll inspired from a Persian folklore tradition related to the New Year, which is still reverberating in northern provinces of Gilan and Azarbaijan.
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Amu Nowruz National Festival Held in Iran ahead of New Year

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A national festival called Amu Nowruz has been held in the Iranian city of Qazvin which is located in the northwest of the country.
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Iran Leader Agrees to New Conditions for Pardoning Prisoners

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has okayed new conditions for granting clemency to Iranian prisoners.
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Iran’s ICT Ministry Launches Donation Campaign for Quake-Hit People

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Iran's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has launched a campaign to help the survivors of the recent earthquake in the western province of Kermanshah ahead of the Persian New Year.
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7% Decrease in Iran Road Crashes despite Increased Trips

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The first two weeks of the Iranian New Year (which starts on March 20 or 21) is a major travel season with the highest number of holidaymakers along with road accidents.
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Iranians Celebrate Nature Day in Outdoor Picnics

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Iranian families went for a picnic at parks or in the countryside on Sunday to mark Sizdah-bedar, an ancient festival in celebration of the 13th day of spring, which is an official holiday in Iran known as the Nature Day in the calendar.
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Iran’s President Wears Sporty Outfit on Casual Hike

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Photos have been published of the Iranian president hiking in the mountains outside Tehran while wearing a baseball cap instead of his turban.
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