Iranian Americans-Nowruz

Iranian Americans are marking Nowruz this year with a mix of somber celebrations and the traditional flowers, music and dancing. Many communities have canceled festivities following the crackdown on protesters in Iran in January. Others have organized smaller, quieter versions of the usually joyous celebration. The holiday comes less than a month after the U.S. and Israeli forces attacked Iran, killing the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Since then, conflict has spread throughout the region. Nowruz means “new day” in Farsi, the language typically spoken in Iran. The holiday coincides with the spring equinox and is rooted in Zoroastrian tradition dating back millennia.