For Iranian-Americans and for others from the Middle East, Central and South Asia, the first day of Spring is also Norouz, the beginning of a New... Ringing In Norouz, A Time For Family And Good Eats ...

I was in the fourth grade the first time I remember celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year. My dad let me and my brother stay home from school that day to celebrate. If he’d made this great academic ...

Celebrate Norouz and the start of spring with a fun interactive program to celebrate the Persian New Year. Note: Necessary materials for workshops are listed below. An introduction to Norouz and the ...

Pardis for Children was founded in 2011 to give Iranian and Iranian American families—and the public—a place for their children to learn about and enjoy Iranian culture, while also forming supportive ...

For our friends of Persian heritage, this week is a particularly important one. For 35 centuries, the Iranian and Central Asian peoples have celebrated Nowruz on the vernal equinox, which fell this ...

In Persian, the word Nowruz means “new day” – a fitting name for a holiday that marks both the Iranian New Year and the beginning of spring. Nowruz underscores the importance of family in Iranian ...

While the majority of the world turns to television sets in the final minutes of December, a number of Middle Easterners and their descendants pair earthly revolutions with the onset of spring. Known ...

Hosting can be a lot, especially when part of the game is having the soirée you put together look effortless. In this series, veteran party-throwers tell us how they pull off their highly specific, ...

As the Jewish holidays of Purim and Nowruz approach, the kitchens of many Persian families come alive with the delicious aromas of a beloved tradition: halva. For the Sassouni family, this sweet treat ...