More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

Tourists were treated to the rare sight of blood-red rainwater flowing down a cliff to the beach on Hormuz Island last week ...

Last week, beachgoers off an Iranian island were met by an eerie sight. The sand turned bright red as if the shoreline was ...

The video, which has amassed over 1 million likes on Instagram, shows a beach on Hormuz Island, Iran, named Red Beach for fairly obvious reasons. The video, posted by a tour guide on the island, shows ...

The blood rain effect is not uncommon in Iran. The Iranian Tourism Board states that the soil of the region naturally contains iron oxide, which, when combined with water, creates a red colour. This ...

The viral video shows heavy rain carrying down red soil to the beach in Iran. When it mixes with the sea, the water turns ...

Videos of Iran’s Hormuz Island beach turning red after heavy rain have gone viral, with some calling it “blood rain.” The ...

To the unversed, Hormuz Island is known for its high concentration of iron oxide in the soil, which gives the beach its ...

A video of a beach along Iran’s mineral-rich coastline turning bloody red amid heavy rainfall has sparked both concern and ...

In one of the videos shared by an Instagram user, a man could be seen wading through the red water, almost creating the ...

The video showed torrential rain carrying red-colored soil to the beach. As the soil was mixing with the seawater, the tides ...

“The start of the heavy rain of the famous Red Beach of Hormoz. Serasima tourists seeing this rain is amazing,” read the caption. The reel has left Instagram users amazed. Many have responded with red ...