Happy 1396! Nowruz: March 21, 2017. The Iranian New Year’s Eve.

(Shiraz; December 31st, 2015) How strange could this get...December 31st: sitting at a nice restaurant, ready to celebrate New Year's Eve. The clock strikes 00:00 and ....nothing happens: No fireworks, no bliss, no kissing and wishing around! Just an ordinary night. Iranians do not celebrate New Year's Eve on the 31st of December! They celebrate...