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 ...
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Festival organizers called Nowruz a “universal moment of rebirth and renewal,” a cultural welcoming of spring.
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Iranian celebrations are steeped in rituals ... There are also street performances of music and dance, public rituals involving water and fire, traditional sports and the making of handicrafts.
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President Donald Trump reversed course on a pledge to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50 percent.
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