Reza Pahlavi’s family celebrated Nowruz with Farah Pahlavi

Today, over 300 million people of diverse backgrounds and faiths celebrate Nowruz. It’s widely-recognized in many places and is an official holiday in countries like Afghanistan, India, Iran and most of Central Asia, to name a few. “Nowruz is a celebration of nature,”, “And anyone is welcome to partake. If you’d like to set up a little haft-sin, go for it. If you’d like to cook and eat, do so. I even tell my non-Iranian friends, if you happen to be awake at 8:33 in the morning, just look outside, or step outside, and say, ‘Happy Nowruz.’”

March 20, 2023 | 9:25 pm