Nowruz (Persian New Year) Bazaar

Decorative hand-painted plates displayed during the Nowruz Bazaar (Persian New Year market) during Nevruz (Persian New Year) celebrations in Toronto, Canada, on March 01, 2025. Nevruz (Norooz, Nourooz, Newroz, Nowruz) which means 'new day' marks the first day of Spring, and is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bashkortostan, Bahrain, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, as well as among various other Iranian and Turkic peoples in Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the Balkans.