The Jewish Community has celebrated Purim. The joyous festival commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ...

A homecoming dance from Nejla Yatkin, Virginia Opera gets political with Loving v. Virginia, and the Washington Ballet goes ...

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 ...

Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.

Every spring, as the earth tilts toward balance, millions celebrate Nowruz—the Persian New Year—a 3,000-year-old festival ...

Costa Smeralda, one of the company’s twin flagships, is currently plying the waters around the Persian Gulf, taking in destinations such as Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.

Azerbaijanis in Iran, like many other non-Persian ethnic minority groups living under the Islamic Republic, face repression ...

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

Public Disco and the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival are teaming up to host the all-ages Blossom Block Party in Downtown Vancouver.

With concerts, dance parties, film screenings, and more, here are 10 fun Nowruz events to check out around Vancouver this ...

Happy Monday, DC! Celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend at the Wharf, or jumpstart your Cherry Blossom festivities with food and ...

Festival organizers called Nowruz a “universal moment of rebirth and renewal,” a cultural welcoming of spring.