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

During the Achaemenid era, the festival was celebrated with great splendor at Persepolis, where kings welcomed envoys and received gifts from across their vast empire. In fact, historical evidence ...

Women smoke water pipe as they enjoy time with their families during the ancient annual public picnic day, called Sizdeh ...

an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) To celebrate, people light bonfires, set off ...

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year. To celebrate, people light bonfires, set off ...