Rites of Spring

celebrating Nowruz, the Kurdish and Iranian new year  AP/Getty Images

Ah, Spring! A time of flowers, fuzzy baby animals ~ and a plethora of religious holy days (while the information is timely, the dates aren't; this article was published in 2009) (slideshow): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/25/spring-holidays-around-th_n_178955.html
   Even the nonreligious celebrate: http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/ostarathespringequinox/p/Ostara_History.htm