The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. CNN: What are some of Persian New Year’s traditions and rituals? Yasmin Khan: On the last Tuesday before the New Year, there is a ...

Discover how Persian New Year is celebrated, the rich food traditions surrounding Nowruz, then try making these classic Iranian recipes at home British-Iranian chef, food writer and author Sabrina ...

I learned that my classmates would have apples and honey and round challah at Rosh Hashanah to bring in the Jewish New Year, and that was pretty much it when it came to food traditions.

On the winter solstice, in a tradition that goes back to around 500 B.C., Iranians stay up until dawn to see the new sun that is born in the morning; yalda means “birth” in Persian.

Celebrated 50 days before the UNESCO-registered Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, and 40 days past the UNESCO-listed ... while Zoroastrian diaspora communities maintain the tradition worldwide. In 2023, ...