As with Easter and Passover meals, many of the foods served during Nowruz signify themes linked to a springtime sense of renewal and abundance. It was the second year that Cody Ma and Misha Sesar ...

But the common denominator is food — and lots of it. The plov rice dish is often the centrepiece of a Nowruz meal. Most spreads will include a haft-sin, a display of seven ingredients beginning ...

and a samovar already brewing after-dinner tea, the celebratory atmosphere was fitting. The group of 20 or so people—and all of those flowers—were here to honor Nowruz, also known as Iranian ...

The nearly two-week festival typically includes visiting relatives, dancing, singing, reading poetry and eating a traditional Nowruz meal — which stars the main attraction: sabzi polo (an ...

The husband and wife duo behind Orange County's Michelin-starred, Knife Pleat, share the menu for their annual Nowruz dinner. China reviving World War II airfield in America's backyard What are ...

While buying sweets and nuts is common, most people also have certain go-to dishes during Nowruz, including sabzi polo mahi, or herbed rice with fish. It is traditionally served as the first meal ...

But as Iranians gather for the traditional Nowruz meal of sabzi polo ba mahi — herbed rice and fish — celebrating may not be on the table as the unrest in Iran enters its sixth month.

Nowruz is also centered around traditional foods and family gatherings. Javdani said that it is tradition to grill or fry white fish and serve it with rice and other sides as the main meal for Nowruz.

Every year, we’d host a Nowruz dinner. We realized that it’s now out of our parents’ hands to involve us in tradition. The onus is on us. Nini: I had lots of hope that maybe this year ...

People typically spend weeks preparing for Nowruz, mostly by spring cleaning. During the festival, family visits and communal meals are common, along with gift exchanges. In Azerbaijan ...

As winter fades in the Northern Hemisphere and the days grow longer, millions of people prepare to welcome Nowruz, the Persian New Year, which marks the arrival of spring and symbolises fresh ...