The Sassanid Empire was the second great Persian empire of ancient times. The name of the empire, whose own designation was Iranshahr, is derived from the last pre-Islamic Persian dynasty of the Sassanids. In medieval Shahname, the dynasty is named after Papak or Babak. The son (in other versions: the father) of the ancestor Sasan. […]
Since the beginning of planet the earth! Iranian people have the most cared about their hygiene. The very first records for the use of Iranian Hammams date back as far as 3000 B.C. taking a bath in old Iran has required much effort for it had some procedure that one should obey. Bathrooms or Iranian […]
The much more popular currency in Iran is Toman. This is the name of ten rials. Almost all Iranian price tags are written in Tomans. All financial negotiations are conducted in the same units. It takes some getting used to. In the course of the substitution of prices in rials for tomans, the amount of […]
For women who travel to Iran for the first time, the Islamic dress code prescribed there is probably the biggest headache in advance. What is the Islamic Dress Code? In Iran, the Sharia and thus also the Islamic dress code ( hijab ) applies. For women, this means that they must keep all parts of their bodies covered except […]
Shab-e-Yalda or Shab-e Cheleh is a Persian festival that marks both the longest night of the year and the start of winter. Yalda is one of the four milestones of the Persian Calendar. This is actually the celebration of the winter solstice because the Persian New Year (Nowruz) will be celebrated on March 20 or […]