Sizdah Bedar, celebrated on the 13th day of Farvardin in the Iranian calendar, marks the end of Nowruz festivities with Iranians embracing nature to dispel bad luck associated with the number thirteen ...

Mason Regional Park on Sunday for Sizdah Bedar, the 13th day of the Persian New Year. Several thousand people came to celebrate the ceremony, during which families head outdoors to “get rid of ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The 13th day of the Persian month of Farvardin has been named as Sizdah-Bedar or Nature Day in the Iranian culture. It is an ancient ritual and also one of the most important ...

13th of the first Iranian month, Farvardin (April 2) is usually the last day of New Year’s holidays. On that day, people go to picnic in the nature along with the family and local dishes like 'ash ...

Sizdah Bedar is the 13th and final day of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, and is typically celebrated with an outdoor picnic. “Traditionally families get together and bring food,” said Asha ...

The celebration culminates on Sizdah Bedar, the thirteenth day of the new year, with outdoor festivities and the symbolic discarding of Sabzeh. Nowruz — pronounced “No-rooz” — also known ...

So does good food, fun conversation and warm sunshine. Irvine offered it all on Sunday at a Sizdah-bedar in William R. Mason Regional Park in Irvine. The traditional festival occurs during Norouz ...

Mason Regional Park in Irvine to soak in the nice weather as they celebrate the day called Sizdah Bedar. Below, Amir Norbakhsh, left, and Abbas Javan play backgammon, and at right, Roya Rohani ...