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Tehran Hosts Exhibition of Rural, Nomadic Lifestyles

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The third exhibition of “Achievements and Capabilities of Iranian Villagers and Nomads” was recently held in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
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Spoon-Banging; Persian Ancestor of Trick-or-Treating

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An integral part of the ancient Persian festival Charshanbe Suri (Fireworks Wednesday) is a spoon-banging ritual, which seems to be an ancestor of the trick-or-treating in modern Halloween celebrations.
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“More Efforts Needed to Introduce Nowruz to Younger Generations”

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A senior culture heritage official has called for greater efforts to raise awareness among Iranian youth about the Persian New Year festival Nowruz, an ancient tradition that has become the symbol of Iranian culture.
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Wednesday’s Lady; Traditional Doll Linked to Spring-Cleaning

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A doll designer has unveiled a new doll inspired from a Persian folklore tradition related to the New Year, which is still reverberating in northern provinces of Gilan and Azarbaijan.
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Amu Nowruz National Festival Held in Iran ahead of New Year

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A national festival called Amu Nowruz has been held in the Iranian city of Qazvin which is located in the northwest of the country.
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Photo Exhibition in Tehran Compares Nomadic Life in Iran, Italy

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The photos of the lifestyle and culture of Iranian nomads taken by an Italian photographer have been recently put on a comparative display along with those taken from Italian nomads.
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Local Games Festival Held in Iran’s Bushehr Province

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A festival of local games has been held in the city of Dalaki in Dashtestan County of Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on March 5. 
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Qashqai People; Original Nomadic Pastoralists of Iran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Qashqai people live in Southern Iran. While most of these nomadic pastoralists are of Turkic origins, Lurs, Kurds and Arabs are also found between them.
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Iran Hosts Traditional Contests in Honour of Water

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The fourth round of traditional “Kander Keshi” and “Jahleh Keshi” competitions has been held in a neighbourhood in the port city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.
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Photo of Iranian Man Supplicating for Rain Goes Viral

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Water shortage in Iran has become so acute that people in some cities have held public prayer sessions for rain. Meanwhile, the photo of a man supplicating for rain has received more attention.  
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People of Iran’s Bushehr Mourn for Sanchi Oil Tanker Victims (+Video)

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The people of Bushehr in southern Iran have gone into mourning for the victims of the Iranian oil tanker Sanchi in their own traditional way.
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Traditional Sugar Producing; A Disappearing Iranian Profession

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Traditional sugar producing, which is based on planting and harvesting sugar canes and processing them to produce sugar, is among professions that are fading away in Iran.
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Iranian Breakfast; A Meal with Great Diversity

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The Iranian breakfast table is a perfect and simple serving with a healthy diversity, ranging from simple bread and cheese to more complicated dishes like Kalleh Pacheh.
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Iran’s South Khorasan Hosts Local Games Festival

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A festival of local games was held in South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran, on Friday. The festival included games like camel-riding, motorcycle racing, and parachuting.
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Playing Tanbur; Ancient Ritual in Iranian City of Dalahu

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The ancient ritual of playing Tanbur, a special Iranian musical instrument, was recently held in the city of Dalahu in the western province of Kermanshah.
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Henna Grinding: Ancient Iranian Profession, Tourist Attraction

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Henna grinding is a centuries-old Iranian profession and a tourist attraction which draws domestic and foreign visitors.
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Old Islamic Rite Bringing Together Iranian Shiites, Sunnis

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‘Carrying the Sword Alam’ is among old Islamic rituals in Iran whose performance provides the country’s Shiite and Sunni populations with a chance to come together regardless of their religious differences.
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Nakhl-Gardani; Historic Mourning Ritual Performed on Ashura

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People in various Iranian cities, particularly the central city of Yazd, annually perform the ‘Nakhl-Gardani’ ritual on Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, to simulate the funeral ceremony of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein.
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Gunfire at Weddings; A Wrong, Fatal Iranian Tradition

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Every now and then, the wrong tradition of celebratory gunfire in some Iranian cities turns a wedding ceremony into a mourning one.
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Symphony of Colours in Iran’s Local Wedding Ceremonies

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Bakhtiari people, a tribe inhabiting the southwestern provinces of Iran, wear colourful clothes at their wedding ceremonies and dance in groups to folklore traditional songs called ‘Dovalali’ (groom and bride) in local dialect.
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Iran Holds International Frame Drum Festival

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The Seventh National Festival and First international Course on Daf (a type of frame drum) was held in Sanandaj, western Iran, from August 30 to September 1, 2017.
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Iran’s North Khorasan, Land of Tribal Treasures

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North Khorasan province in northeastern Iran is among the regions that are called “The Land of Treasures of Tribes”. People in this province live in nature in spite of the deprivation and drought.
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Semnan to Host Iranian Folk Music Festival

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The first edition of a music festival for eastern Iranian ethnic groups is set to be held in the historical city of Sorkheh in Iran’s central province of Semnan.
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Qouch-Gozar; Traditional Ceremony for Iranian Shepherds

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Qouch-Gozar is a long-standing and traditional ceremony held in Iran to thank the efforts of shepherds taking care of the cattle.
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Museum of Iranian Dolls, Culture Opens in Tehran

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The ‘Museum of Iran Dolls and Culture’ has been established in the Iranian capital of Tehran to make its visitors familiar with the stories of different ethnicities in Iran.
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