Members with Ballet Afsaneh and Amir School of Music perform during a celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, at the Mitchell Park Bowl in Palo Alto. Audience members were invited to dance ...

Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah and Nowruz are holidays celebrating the start of various calendar years that differ from the Gregorian calendar used in the United States.

Persian Dance and Music When there was a Nowruz festival in Austin, Central Market hosted musicians and performers. With the event being canceled this year, the artists made new plans.

Nowruz is also observed with cultural events and ceremonies, including street performances of music, poetry and dance. Families enjoy traditional foods, such as reshteh polow, a dish of toasted ...

Nowruz, which translates to English as “new day,” is a Persian term that signals the start of spring. It is also a term describing the Persian New Year, and to celebrate, the Museum of Fine Arts held ...

For Nowruz, PSS hosts a formal gathering where attendees dress up and enjoy traditional foods, such as fish and rice. The evening includes cultural performances such as dance or poetry readings, ...

A celebration of Nowruz on Saturday in the Fukaya Meeting Room of Fremont Main Library featured a dance performance by Farima Berenji Dance Academy and Persian music by the Amir School of Music.

Thousands attended Farhang Foundation’s 13th annual celebration of Nowruz on March 20 at UCLA’s Dickson Court to commemorate the Iranian New Year and the cultural history of Iran.

The Iranian American Community Group, an umbrella organization for 13 Iranian American institutions, will host its sixth annual Persian new year festival, Nowruz, next month in Irvine.

Nowruz is about gathering people for picnics and making food for them, as well as the performances at Friday’s event, Kyrgyz Community Center President Nurdin Mamatzhan said.

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. The ...