Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, is a festival that has been celebrated for thousands of years in many countries across the Silk Roads, including Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The festival marks spring’s start and nature’s renewal after the long winter months. Nowruz is celebrated on … Continue reading Nowruz – Celebrating the Persian New Year