Nowruz (Persian New Year) Nowruz, new day or New Year as the Iranians call it, is a celebration of spring Equinox. It has ‎been celebrated by all the major cultures of ancient Mesopotamia. Sumerians (3000BC), ‎Babylonians (2000 BC), the ancient kingdom of Elam in Southern Persia (2000BC), Akaddians all ‎have been celebrating it in one … Continue reading Iranian New Year