Nowruz is a rite dating back to the 6th century BCE, marking the ushering in of spring and the new year. Variously known as ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, ...

Three weeks after jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their ...

The festival of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is Iran's most important holiday and celebrated in more than ten other countries in the region.

Aries season and Spring equinox (March 20) mark the start of Spring and the zodiac calendar, which combine to make it the ...