(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) Shiite Muslim women pray on the other side of a curtain at the shrine of Peer Syed Mehndi on Nowruz, Persian New Year, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, March ...

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It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year, began on Thursday, kicking off a celebration of life ...

The Nowruz show is also part of the BBC News Afghan Languages festive output BBC News Persian’s Nowruz show is hosted this year by BBC News Persian’s new music team, Hesam Garshasbi and Misagh ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, celebrates the start of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Celebrated for over 3,000 years, Nowruz is observed by over 300 million people worldwide.

Persians around the world celebrated with dance and fire, and shopped for holiday essentials as they prepared for the start of a new year. Advertisement 4:29 0:38 2:03 Advertisement NOW PLAYING 0: ...

Nowruz, meaning ‘new day’ in Persian, falls on the first day of the Persian calendar (around the same time as the Spring Equinox), and observes the end of darkness and the rebirth of nature.

He told the PA news agency: “I’m very sorry that Nicola Sturgeon has decided to stand down from the Scottish Parliament. “She’s made an extraordinary contribution to the work of the ...

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared in a police investigation into the SNP’s finances, saying there was not a “scrap of evidence” of wrongdoing on her behalf.

The Parthenon was built decades after the Persian destruction of Athens and the Acropolis. Credit: Gary Bembridge/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-2.0 In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down ...

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first female minister, has resigned after 27 years in politics, marking the end of an era. Her leadership saw major wins for the SNP, progressive policies, and a strong ...

An emotional Nicola Sturgeon told Holyrood how she will miss former Scottish Government minister Christina McKelvie “so very much” after her death. The former Scottish first minister paid ...