Discover the diverse New Year celebrations around the world, from the Chinese Spring Festival and Islamic Hijri New Year to ...

In Saudi Arabia, public New Year celebrations are rare due to the country's strict adherence to Islamic traditions.

While January 1st is widely recognized as New Year in many parts of the world, several countries observe theirs on different ...

Millions of people around the world have celebrated Nowruz - a festival that marks the Persian New Year and the official beginning of spring. Nowruz begins at the spring equinox, when the sun ...

A proponent of the Iranian tradition says she can no longer imagine celebrating Hanukkah without poetry or Yalda without ...

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The Jewish holiday coincides with Nowruz, the Persian New Year festival of new beginnings. (JTA) — Growing up in Iran, I never truly appreciated the difference between spring cleaning ...

A Persian New Year (Nowruz) table design. The various objects on the table represent something about the New Year. Source: Moment RF / Hillary Kladke/Getty Images Independent news and stories ...

Join us in welcoming the Persian New Year at our Nowruz Family Day on Saturday, March 15, 2025, 1 - 4 p.m. Celebrate the start of Spring and learn about Nowruz with interactive workshops, music, ...

Pippa and Georgie share their real stories about New Year. Pippa goes to a musical and Georgie celebrates New Year with a new ...

This family recipe rings in the Persian new year with a bounty of fresh herbs and leafy greens. Recipes published by Food & Wine are rigorously tested by the culinary professionals at the Dotdash ...