With the arrival of spring on March 20 another year is approaching, in this case the solar year, which is known by Nouruz, Nowruz, Norouz and etc. (means new day), and celebrated by people from countries whose cultures have been influenced by Persian culture and / or Zoroastrian culture such as Iran, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and etc. Because it is a solar year, the year does not start at 00:00 but each year changes time and this year we hope to start the new year (1399) at seven hours, nineteen minutes and thirty-seven seconds (07:19: 37) in the morning of March 20.
Here in Ir...
During the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, appearance, before the media to announce the extension of the confinement or quarantine against the new coronavistus until April 26, 2020, in the middle of the speech he addressed the Spanish youth to make them understand that today's effort will be tomorrow's benefit, quoting the famous poem by the Iranian poet called Saadi "all human beings are part of the same body".
Saadi's quoted poem is a famous poem known for hu...
The cultural and historical importance of Isfahan has never been a debate among history lovers but with the new discovery we understand that we do not yet know much about the history of Isfahan. During excavations on the historic Ashraf Hill in eastern Isfahan city, archaeologists have found a skeleton belonging to a Parthian lady from over 2000 years ago. The newly found skeleton of the Partha lady has been found along with an intact clay pot.
The historic Ashraf Hill is located east of Isfahan and on the shore of Zayandehrood. The findings of this historical hill in the ci...
The history of Iran or the history of the territory that was known as Persia has witnessed many events, both social and technological, religious, cultural and etc. The current differences of races, languages, religions and in general all the cultural differences are due to this long history of more than 4 millennia.
Currently, although Christianity does not have a large part of the Iranian population, but this religion together with Zoroastrianism and Judaism constitute the non-Islamic religions of Iran and have more than one milli...
Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is a unique square. Its beauty amazes you and its greatness shakes your heart. For me, a native of Isfahan, Naqsh-e Jahan Square is the most charming and inspiring place in the world. A place that always makes me happy and it does not matter if I am happy or sad, walking in the turbulent atmosphere of the square, among the colorful flowers and turquoise po...
Ancient Iranian culture is full of celebrations and rituals that Iranian have been held on various occasions and in different seasons of the year. One of these rituals, which has been gradually forgotten, is the "Tirgan Festival". The celebration of Tirgan along with Nowruz, Mehregan and Sadeh is one of the most important celebrations of the ancient Iranians, which was held with special splendor.
In the celebration of Tirgan, special rituals are performed, s...
