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 […]