Chamrosh is a mysterious and mythical bird of Iran land which believes to be living in the “Alborz Mountain” and has been mentioned a lot in the Avesta Holy Book. This bird is the guarding bird of Iran and it is said that it will destroy enemies of Persia in time of their attach or […]
The Mid-Winter festival or the Gahanbary was held in ancient Iran every year on the 15th of Bahman (4th February), when forty-five days have passed from winter. In ancient Iran, Iranians were full of enthusiasm for life and held many celebrations and rituals under this pretext. These celebrations and rituals have been excuses for people […]
Simorgh (Sirang) is a mythical-legendary bird in Iranian literature and culture that plays an important role in the stories of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh. “Konam” is the name of his nest where is located in the mythical mountain of Qaf, he is wise and knows the hidden secrets. Simorgh takes Zal under his wings and helps Rustam […]
Homa, Huma, or Homay-e Sa’adat (Homa of happiness) has a special place in the literature and culture of Iran; it is known that if his shadow falls on someone, the person achieves happiness, prosperity, and success. For this reason, statues of Homa have been placed on many columns of Persepolis, and in Persian literature, there […]
The Persian Empire was composing love tales about Korean princesses more than a thousand years before the first European adventurer reached Korea’s shores. The Kushnameh is a little-known narrative that has the potential to revolutionize how we see history. This is the tale about a Persian Prince and a Korean Princess. Historians have reexamined an […]
The 15th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition and the 35th Tehran Handicrafts Exhibition have started at the permanent international exhibition center in Tehran. This exhibition will run for 4 days until Tuesday, February 1, and those who wish to attend can do so from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by following the instructions. During the event, […]
General manager of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Zanjan said: “France 24 Documentary Group, in cooperation with the Deputy of Zanjan Handicrafts, is making a documentary about Zanjan knives and traditional knife-making techniques in the historical market of this city.” Amir Arjmand said: “Zanjan is the center of handicraft knife making and the name […]
Bahmangan feast is one of the Iranian feasts that is held every year on the day of “Bahman-ruz” in the calendar of ancient Iran, which coincides with the second of Bahman, 22 January. In ancient Iran, every day was named after one of their archangels. Bahman is one of the Iranian Archangels According to the […]
Hakim Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi Tousi, commonly abbreviated as Ferdowsi, (Tous 940 – Tous 1020/1025) was a Persian poet and one of the world’s greatest epic poets. He is widely known as the author of the immortal Shahnameh or Book of Kings, the national epic of Persia, now Iran, and the greatest epic ever written by a […]
The director of Persepolis World Center said: An epigraph related to the late Sassanid period near the city of Istakhr in Marvdasht was discovered for the first time related to Zoroaster. According to the General Department of Public Relations and Information of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Hamid Fadai announced the discovery […]