An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

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To celebrate Nowruz, people light bonfires, set off fireworks and send wish lanterns floating off into the night sky.

News 4 celebrates Women’s History Month by recognizing remarkable women in Western New York. The 2025 campaign concludes with ...

By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year ... Hedayati said that on Sizdah Be-Dar, single women tie the blades of the sabzeh into knots before tossing them into the water, not just for luck ...

The Iranian judicial authorities shut down 17 businesses in Dorud, Lorestan Province, under the pretext of their “nonobservance of the rites of Ramadan.” ...

On Thursday, March 13, visiting professor Dr. Neda Hajivosough, a peace and Iranian women’s rights activist, delivered a ...

Though Los Angeles is more known for its Persian restaurants, these days, New York can hold its own. With a flock of new restaurant openings, New York Persians are taking their hometown cuisine to ...

The biggest of these, marked by more than 300 million people globally, is the Persian New Year — or Nowruz ... which requires women to wear a hijab — this year is likely to have a particular ...