(ANSA) - ROMA, 18 MAR - Iranian women walk next to a colorful
decoration in the shape of an egg, a symbol of 'Nowruz', the
Persian New Year, on display in a street ahead of Nowruz
celebrations in Tehran, Iran, 18 March 2024. Nowruz, which this
year falls on 20 March and has been celebrated for at least
three thousand years, is the most revered celebration in the
greater Persian world, which includes the countries of Iran,
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and portions of western China
and northern Iraq.