At least 323 Iranians have died and over 5,300 have been injured in road accidents over a period of one week during the national New Year (Nowruz) holidays, the country's Road Traffic Police commander Brig. Gen. Kamal Hadianfar has …
A two-day celebration of Nowruz, a traditional festival of spring, opened in “Azerbaijan” Hall of the All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow. Guests could enjoy traditional Azerbaijani cuisines, dances, performances, a …
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addressed citizens of Iran saying that the republic needs to maintain constructive contact with the outer world. The President expressed confidence that Iran has an opportunity to become a centre of attraction for …
Today, the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on the initiative of its President, First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva held a traditional action of distributing gifts to poor families in honor of the Nowruz holiday. This year, …
The UN has marked 21 March as International Nowruz Day — a celebration of spring and the connection between humans and nature. Here, we look at the similarities between, and peculiarities across, the nations that commemorate this ancient rite, National Geographic writes. Every March, 300 million people from across the world take part in celebrations that involve leaping over bonfires, performing folk music and reciting poems, cleaning every inch of their homes and eating copious amounts of home-cooked food in the process.
Nowruz is celebrated worldwide today by the Iranian and Turkic peoples, along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning of the New Year. Nowruz is a holiday of spring, which marks the beginning of a new year according to …
In celebration of Nowruz, the Library of Congress has digitized and made available online for the first time the Rare Persian-Language Manuscript Collection, the Library's press service reported. This collection includes 150 …
Iranians’ economic woes dampen Nowruz celebrations
Baku is hosting nationwide festivities on the occasion of Novruz - the national holiday of the people of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President, first lady Mehriban …
Nowruz is a holiday of spring, which marks the beginning of a new year according to the astronomical solar calendar. The history of its origin dates back several centuries and can trace its roots to the Zoroastrian period. In 2009, the …
In Russia, all national holidays are unifying
Holiday of spring, family, cleanliness, kindness and mercy
Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili have sent warm wishes to Azerbaijanis on the holiday of Novruz. "My brothers, my Azerbaijanis! Happy Novruz, a beautiful holiday to celebrate a new year, the coming …
Nowruz is the holiday also known as the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by the Iranian and Turkic peoples, along with some other ethno-linguistic groups, as the beginning of the New Year. Vestnik Kavkaza …
The Moscow House of Nationalities celebrated Novruz - a holiday of the new year according to the astronomical solar calendar.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the leaders of 11 countries on the occasion of Nowruz. “The world, today more than any time, needs a hope which values affection, love and intimacy and invites …
As you know, Jewish holidays fall on different dates of the European calendar every year. Azerbaijani people living in Israel now have double holiday this year: the bright holiday of Nowruz has practically coincided with the most cheerful …
Nowruz or Nawruz on the vernal equinox is celebrated as a national holiday in Turkey, Iran, India, Pakistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan ... In Azerbaijan this year Nowruz holiday will be celebrated on March 20th to …
People hope that the cleansing flame of Nowruz’s fires will devour evil and that justice will be restored
The chairman of the Tajik Cultural Center, Malika Khamrakulov, spoke about the history of Nowruz, one of the oldest and most colorful festivals. …
