Every Haft Sin table to celebrate Nowruz must include seven items, each beginning with the Farsi letter 'S'. Credit: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images
Hundreds of millions of people around the world will celebrate the Nowruz on Monday, March 21. Across many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the beginning of spring. But for Kurds, Persian, and many other cultures, it's celebrated as commencement of a New Year and a fresh start.
Hundreds of millions of people around the world will celebrate the Nowruz on Monday, March 21. Across many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the beginning of spring. But for Kurds, Persian, and many other cultures, it's celebrated as commencement of a New Year and a fresh start.
Produced with the assistance of SBS Kurdish, Turkish, Pashto, and Persian programs.
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