Iranians celebrate Nowruz, mark first day of spring

Millions of Iranians embrace the turn of the Persian year on March 21 and celebrate the spring festival, with many ceremonial customs waiting to be observed.

Nowruz spring

Fatemeh Masoumi
Press TV, Tehran

Some 300 million people around the world are starting their annual celebration of Nowruz, which marks the first day of spring. In Iran, it is a feast of unification as families visit each other and pray for a happy year. Nowruz has this year coincided with the holy month of Ramadan.