In recognition of its cultural significance, UNESCO included Nowruz on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010, and the United Nations observes March 21 as ...

Today's Google Doodle is celebrating the cherry blossom, one of the first flowers to bloom in spring and the subject of festivals around the country and world. Here's what to know. Today's ...

Today's animated Google Doodle shows a branch of cherry blossoms flowering before the short-lived blooms are blown away in the wind. Clicking the banner at google.com takes you to search results ...

March 24 (UPI) --Google is celebrating spring's iconic cherry blossoms with a new Doodle. The animated image shows icy branches thaw, bud and bloom before the white and pink petals are blown away.

Nowruz, the celebration of the Persian New Year, is celebrated worldwide — and on Friday, the celebration came to Astoria. Athena Mediterranean Kitchen on Pier 39 in Astoria held a Nowruz ...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has extended greetings to the people celebrating Nowruz in Pakistan and around the world. In a message on the occasion of Nowruz, he said the day marks the ...

In separate messages, Barzani also felicitated the arrival of Nowruz to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. “I warmly and sincerely congratulate ...

On Thursday, March 20, the Nowruz festivities, which usher in the Iranian New Year, began. This year was different. Nowruz coincides with the 19th day of Ramadan. Shi'ite worshippers place copies ...