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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By reading the title of this article, you may probably wonder if there are Persian colors in the World? In response, we must say that yes, in the world of colors, 9 colors carry the title of being Persian or Iranian. In every society and culture, every evocative color has an intimate connection with the […]
Chovgan, Chogan, or Chowgan, also called the Persian Polo is a collective sport with horses practiced in Iran and Western Asia, considered the primitive version of the modern game of polo. From time immemorial it was considered a game played by aristocrats, on differentiated playing fields, and with specially trained horses. Today, Chovgan is practiced […]
The term Persian Gardens refers to formal palace or pleasure gardens of the Middle Ages and modern times in Iran and neighboring regions. There are also mostly irrigated vegetable gardens and orchards in Persia, but these do not fall under this term. Garden design is a basic part of Persian culture. This had such an […]
