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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. IN THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION, THE TOWERS OF SILENCE WERE USED TO GIVE THE DEAD BODIES TO THE VULTURES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. IN THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION, THE TOWERS OF SILENCE WERE USED TO GIVE THE DEAD BODIES TO THE VULTURES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. IN THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION, THE TOWERS OF SILENCE WERE USED TO GIVE THE DEAD BODIES TO THE VULTURES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. IN THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION, THE TOWERS OF SILENCE WERE USED TO GIVE THE DEAD BODIES TO THE VULTURES. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. YAZD. PORTRAIT OF ZARATHOUSTRA WHO FOUNDED THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION AROUND THE VITH CENTURY BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurds in Iran celebrate Nowruz

A woman waves a scarf while dancing during Nowruz festivities in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran on March 15, 2025. Nowruz, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, marks the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurds in Iran celebrate Nowruz

A young girl holds her scarf behind her as she stands in front of a bonfire during Nowruz festivities in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran on March 15, 2025. Nowruz, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, marks the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurds in Iran celebrate Nowruz

People perform a traditional Kurdish group dance during Nowruz festivities in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran on March 15, 2025. Nowruz, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, marks the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurds in Iran celebrate Nowruz

A girl runs past a blazing bonfire during Nowruz celebrations in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran on March 15, 2025. Nowruz, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, marks the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurds in Iran celebrate Nowruz

A man waves a scarf while dancing during Nowruz festivities in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran on March 15, 2025. Nowruz, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, marks the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurds in Iran celebrate Nowruz

Men wave scarves near a fire during Nowruz festivities in Saqqez, Kurdistan Province, Iran on March 15, 2025. Nowruz, rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, marks the arrival of spring and the Persian New Year. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trndez Celebration In Armenia - Yerevan

Worshippers light candles at Zoravor Surp Astvatsatsin Church in Yerevan, Armenia, on February 13, 2025, as part of Trndez celebrations. The ancient festival, rooted in Zoroastrian traditions, symbolizes the arrival of spring and fertility. Photo by Anthony Pizzoferrato/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Celebrations In Kurdistan - Iraq

Iraqi Kurds watch the Nowruz celebration on March 20, 2023, in the city of Akra, 500 km north of Baghdad, during Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, on a hilltop. The Iranian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated by Iranians and Kurds that coincides with the vernal (vernal) equinox and is calculated according to the solar calendar. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Celebrations In Kurdistan - Iraq

An Iraqi Kurdish girl stands on top of a hill celebrating Nowruz, the Iranian new year, on March 20, 2023, in the city of Akra, 500 kilometers north of Baghdad. The Iranian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition that Iranians and Kurds celebrate at the same time as the vernal (vernal) equinox and is calculated according to the solar calendar. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Celebrations In Kurdistan - Iraq

An Iraqi Kurdish girl dances on top of a hill to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, on March 20, 2023 in the city of Akra, 500 km north of Baghdad. The Iranian New Year is an ancient Zoroastrian tradition that Iranians and Kurds celebrate at the same time as the vernal (spring) equinox and is calculated based on the solar calendar. Photo by Moamal Razaq/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

Iranians dance on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian woman jumps over a fire on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian woman jumps over a fire on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian woman jumps over a fire on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian woman jumps over a fire on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

Iranians light a lantern in a park during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 14, 2023 ahead of the Nowruz New Year festival. The Iranian new year that begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian woman jumps over a fire on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian woman jumps over a fire on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

Iranians dance on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian lights fireworks in a park during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 14, 2023 ahead of the Nowruz New Year festival. The Iranian new year that begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian lights fireworks in a park during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 14, 2023 ahead of the Nowruz New Year festival. The Iranian new year that begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

Iranians dance on the eve of Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 12, 2024. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian lights fireworks in a park during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 14, 2023 ahead of the Nowruz New Year festival. The Iranian new year that begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nowruz Festival - Tehran

An Iranian lights fireworks in a park during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran on March 14, 2023 ahead of the Nowruz New Year festival. The Iranian new year that begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Time-honored Irani cafes disappearing in Mumbai

A local man enjoys his breakfast at Kyani & Co., a 111-year-old Irani cafe in Mumbai on July 15, 2015. Such Persian-style teahouses, opened mainly in the 19th century by Zoroastrian Iranian immigrants who fled the persecution of the Islamic dynasty, flourished into popular local eateries but are now disappearing due to city redevelopment and a lack of successors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Time-honored Irani cafes disappearing in Mumbai

Locals enjoy tea at Kyani & Co., a 111-year-old Irani cafe in Mumbai, on July 15, 2015. Such Persian-style teahouses, opened mainly in the 19th century by Irani Zoroastrian immigrants who fled the persecution of the Islamic dynasty, flourished into popular local eateries but are now disappearing due to city redevelopment and a lack of successors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Time-honored Irani cafes disappearing in Mumbai

A 31-year-old researcher at Oxford University on Iranian immigrants in India, picks one of many jars of biscuits and other snacks at an Irani cafe in Mumbai on July 28, 2015. Originally opened mainly in the 19th century by Zoroastrian Iranian immigrants who fled the persecution of the Islamic dynasty, these Persian-style teahouses flourished into popular local eateries but are now disappearing due to city redevelopment and a lack of successors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo