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On Lonsdale Avenue in North Van, Nima Library and Bookstore specializes in Persian books and instruments for readers from Iran.

My Persian Place welcomes the spring equinox with celebration of Nowruz, Persian New Year, at beautiful Mingei International Museum. The event includes Noureddin ZarrinKelk (The Father of Iranian animation), art and books, musical performances, Persian dance by Gheesu Ensemble, singing, children’s art and craft, Little Artists Exhibition and our Haft Sin display.There will be a Persian tea house serving tea, sweets and persian ice cream.Event is free and open to all.March 27, 2023 from 2 p.m. ...

Nowrooz is the most important holiday in Persian culture, and it marks the beginning of the new year. This ancient holiday has been celebrated for over 3,000 years and is deeply rooted in Persian history and tradition. Nowrooz is celebrated on the spring equinox, which falls on March 20th or 21st, depending on the year. In 2023, Nowrooz falls on March 20th, and Persians around the world are preparing to welcome the new year with open arms.

Nowruz, which means “new day” in the Persian language, is the most important festival of the year in Iran. It is also one of the oldest festivals in the world. Millions of Iranians, regardless of their religion, race, faith or ethnicity, will on Tuesday celebrate this ancient and traditional Iranian festival. Nowruz, a pre-Islamic holiday, has been celebrated for nearly 3,000

Burnaby Neighbourhood House (BNH-South) in Burnaby, B.C., hosted Afghan and Iranian refugees and newcomers to mark their first Nowruz in Canada.

Find out how Azerbaijanis, Kazakhs, Afghans, Iranians and many other nationalities living in Luxembourg celebrate Nowruz and join in the planned festivities

A U.S. Department of State-sponsored delegation of 10 migration professionals from Central and South America came to Vermont recently to learn about a landmark program that is changing the paradigm for refugee resettlement in the United States. The delegation, part of the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) administered by World Learning, included representatives from government […]

Organizers were shocked to learn that, likely due to a Trump-era policy, Alireza Ghorbani had been detained and interrogated about his compulsory service in Iran's military decades earlier.

March 20 marks the beginning of the Persian New Year of 1401, known as “Nowruz,” or the new day. Indeed, it will be a new day for Iranians, with more

Dances, colourful carpets, fire jumps and the "seven S's": Nowruz (literally "new day") marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar.