Nowruz

Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, has paid a visit to the house of Es’haq Jahangiri, the Iranian first vice-president,to meet his mother who has lost two sons in the Iraqi imposed war.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Monday afternoon congratulated the Iranian nation on Nowruz, the New Persian Year celebration, and named the new Iranian calendar year as “Year of Economy of Resistance: Production and Employment".

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the new Iranian year is a time to create new jobs for the country’s youths, adding that what the country achieved in the past year in terms of curbing inflation and creating jobs has been unprecedented in the past 25 years.

As we approach the end of winter and the beginning of the new season, Iranian people are preparing themselves to welcome Nowruz and celebrate the Persian New Year.

In separate congratulatory messages to his counterparts in ten regional countries on the occasion of Nowruz, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani stressed the need for concerted action to combat common threats in the region and for cooperation on the basis of mutual respect.

On the occasion of the Persian New Year or Nowruz, Tehran has been decorated with large eggs, coloured by visual artists.

People in Tajikistan celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, by setting a special table with seven items beginning with the Persian /m/ sound.

Charshanbe Soori is a prelude to Nowruz (the Iranian New Year), and is celebrated with firework displays and the jumping over of fires. Mixed nuts and berries are also served during the celebration.

Head coach of a popular Iranian football club has advised people to take necessary precautions on Chaharshanbeh Soori, a fire festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Iranian calendar year, and do their best have a good time instead of endangering their lives.

Every year, a couple of weeks before the arrival of spring, traditional singers known as Nowruz Khans herald the arrival of spring in the villages of northern Iran by singing and playing their instruments.

Iran’s Foreign ministry said Iranian nationals are well-advised to exercise caution while traveling to neighboring Turkey due to security concerns.

China, Mongolia, Tanzania and Kenya has voiced their interest in joining the Persian New Year (Nowruz) dossier, a multi-national Intangible Cultural Heritage registered in the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation.

A week before the Persian festival of fire annually marked on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, the police has warned citizens about the use of dangerous fireworks.

An Iranian Parliament member says the dust pollution and other problems in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, wouldn’t cause any trouble for its visitors in the Iranian New Year.

Iranians gathered in Hafezieh, tomb of Hafez, to celebrate the Nowruz on Sunday in Shiraz. The following images have been released by Mehr News Agency:    

Many Tehran citizens head to Cheshmeh Ali neighborhood, city of Rey, southern Tehran, in the final days of the year to wash their carpets...

Flowers are seen on the eve of Nowrouz in Shahid Mahallati Flower Market in southeastern Tehran, where over five million flowers are traded in...

Haji Firouz is a traditional Persian character who appears in the streets, sings and dances during the days leading to Nowruz.

The Iranian president has said that Nowruz can help develop friendly ties among nations which celebrate the occasion.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on the Iranian nation and government to develop closer ties in a bid to promote advances in the country.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to increase job opportunities and non-oil exports in the new Iranian year.