The first cultural-tourism festival of coastal provinces will be held in Chabahar port, the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, the provincial tourism chief has said. The festival will open on January 18 with the participation of cultural and tourism activists from seven coastal provinces of the country, IRNA quoted Alireza Jalalzai explained on Sunday. The festival will […]
Chaharshanbe Suri is one of the oldest Iranian rituals, which is being held on the evening of the last Tuesday of the Iranian solar year and before the arrival of Nowruz, which is still being celebrated by Iranians and it contains a number of traditions like making big fire, jumping on fire, family and friendly […]
Nowruz Roudha, coinciding with March 10, is one of the celebrations of ancient Iran, in which Iranians dredge and clean rivers, springs, and canals. Another ceremony of this day is sprinkling roses in and around the rivers. Nowruz Roudha which celebrates before Nowruz is a celebration of ancient Iranians’ appreciation and attention to nature and running […]
Arbor Day was first established by Julius Sterling Morton of Nebraska on April 10, 1872, and has since been celebrated in various lands. In Iran, as it comes the time of spring and Nowruz, the 15th to the 22nd of Esfand month has been named as the week of natural resources. Calling 15 of Esfand […]
Ali Akbar Dehkhoda is a familiar face to the people of Persian poetry and literature. He was a writer and lexicographer, politician, and member of the National Consultative Assembly for two years, who played an important role in the formation of public opinion of his time and was involved in the publication of the progressive […]
Iranian Love Day or Sepandar Mazgan, which is also known as Espandar Maz or Esfandgan, is a day that is known as Valentine’s Day. But obviously with an older history rather than Valentine’s Day, which was specific to the ancient Iranians. On this day the memory of women and the earth is celebrated. What day is […]
Abrizgan or Abpashan celebration is one of the ancient rituals in ancient Iran, which is held in Anaram Day of Bahman Month, coinciding with the 30th of Bahman. This celebration in Isfahan is also called Afrijgan. This celebration has its roots in an event during the ancient period of the Sassanid king and is one […]
Trndez Festival or Tyarndarach (in Armenian) and Candlemas Day meaning welcoming the gods, is one of the most important celebrations of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the festival of Indo-European tribes, which in Iran is called the festival of Sadeh and the Armenians call it Trndez. This celebration is held on the evening […]
The Badrouzi Festival or “Kajin” was held in ancient Iran in honor of the Avestan “Akhshij” Bad (wind) or “Vata” and its guardian Izad (god), who was considered one of the greatest Iranian deities in the “Zarwani” beliefs, annually on Bahman 22 (February 11). Other names for this feast are “Badra” or “Bazoreh. Background of […]
Muscat: SalamAir has launched its first direct flight from the Wilayat of Sohar in North Al Batinah Governorate of Oman to Shiraz in Iran. “SalamAir announced the launch of a direct flight from Sohar to Shiraz in the Republic of Iran. The airline is the first operator in the Sultanate to connect the two cities. […]