Andy Baraghani, the recipe creator and cookbook author, keeps his holiday table full of streamlined, modern takes on classic ...

Persian New Year, also known as Nowruz, starts on the vernal equinox — this year Thursday, March 20 — and is commonly celebrated for 13 days thereafter. The nonreligious holiday, focused on the ...

On March 14, the Jewish holiday of Purim and the Hindu festival of Holi will converge in a kaleidoscope of joy and revelry.

Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...

Every spring, as the earth tilts toward balance, millions celebrate Nowruz—the Persian New Year—a 3,000-year-old festival rooted in Zoroastrianism that’s as vibrant as the season it ushers in. Known ...

Enjoy brightly dressed dancers, delicious food, tradition, and lore at the Nowruz Festival on Sunday. This is a chance to ...

Rebecca Sassouni shares her family’s recipe for halva, a beloved dessert that honors both cultural roots and cherished ...

Holi, Nowruz and Women's History Month at events for all ages; spend an afternoon drawing; or enjoy concerts from chamber to punk.

Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

A roundup of this week’s events in the D.C. area includes a Black Film Festival and celebrations of Holi and Pi Day.

Nine groups, nearly all of them connected to the arts, receive Community Projects, Programs and Services grants through City ...

The Nowruz concert will include traditional Iranian music by Iranian soloists and the orchestra led by Carl St.Clair ...