Central to Nowruz celebrations is the “Haft-Seen,” a symbolic table featuring seven items that start with the letter “s” in Farsi, each representing positive attributes for the new year. These include ...

New Year in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is celebrated on March 21 ...

A Persian New Year (Nowruz) table design. The various objects on the table represent something about the New Year. Source: Moment RF / Hillary Kladke/Getty Images ...