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Iranians Spend ‘Sizdah Bedar’ at Home to Contain Coronavirus

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The coronavirus has forced Iranians to change their traditional habit and stay home this year on the ancient national festival of Sizdah Bedar or the Nature's Day.
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Sistan & Baluchestan; A Dream Land for Nature-Lovers

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Sistan and Baluchestan Province, located in southeastern Iran, is the second largest province of the country.
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Ecbatana; First Persian Capital with 3,000 Years of History

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Hegmataneh, also known as Ecbatana, is a vast historical area in the centre of the modern Iranian city of Hamadan. The site is a historical hill covering a vast area in the modern city.
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Iranian Village Boasts Legendary Humanoid Pieces of Rock

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A village in northeast Iran boasts an area with legendary and marvelous pieces of rock which, strangely enough, lie next to each other in a regular order as if they were once humans.
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Kal Namak River; Gorgeous Landscape in Tabas Desert

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Kal Namak or the Salt River of Tabas is a beautiful river in South Khorasan province, eastern Iran.
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Matlab Khan; Largest Open-Air Mosque in Iran

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Located in the city of Khoy in West Azerbaijan Province, Matlab Khan mosque is known as the largest open-air mosque across Iran with unique architectural features.
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Qashqai Wedding; Unique Ceremony of Iranian Nomadic People

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One of the happiest and most indigenous celebrations in Iran is the Qashqa'i wedding. The people of this tribe do their best to hold a glorious ceremony.
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Tejarat Bank Museum Tied to Spirit of Old Tehran

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The building of Tejarat Bank museum gallery, located in downtown Tehran, dates back to the Qajar dynasty era.
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Shapoori House in Shiraz; Stunning Site for Visitors

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The Shapoori House in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz has been built more than 80 years ago in the early years of the Pahlavi dynasty.
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Iranian Firm Improves Quality of Hand-Woven Carpets with Silver Nanoparticles

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An Iranian company producing hand-woven carpets has enhanced the quality of its products by utilizing special yarn containing silver nanoparticles, which has antibacterial properties and prevents a musty smell of carpet in humid environments.
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Reza Abbasi Museum; A Treasure of Ancient Iranian Works

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The Reza Abbasi Museum is a museum in Tehran, named after one of the greatest artists of the Safavid era. It is home to a unique collection of Persian art dating back to the second millennium BCE, from both the pre-Islamic and Islamic eras.
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Nowruz; Centuries-Old Tradition Keeping People Together

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If the underlying messages of Nowruz are promoted, disputes, cruelty and insatiable greed will die down in society.
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Walnut Cookie; A Tehrani Sweet for Nowruz

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Walnut cookie is one of the sweets usually served during Nowruz. It has been made at home since old times, especially by the residents of Tehran.
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Boloni; A Fortune-Telling Ritual Performed in Nowruz

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The Boloni ritual, a less-known ritual performed in Iran during Nowruz holidays, predicts the good and bad events of the New Year for the person doing it based on the country’s literary heritage and the Iranian people’s belief in good and bad luck.
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In Iran, Felt-Making Has Roots in History

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The art of making felt is an age-old tradition in Iran’s western province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari that was invented by the ancient people, since the region is a major producer of livestock and wool, the natural fabric used in the felt.
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Visitors Can Have Virtual Tours of Tehran Museums amid COVID-19 Outbreak

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Arrangements have now been made to make it possible for Iranians to have a virtual tour of museums in the capital, Tehran, which are closed over the outbreak of Coronavirus.
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Haft-Seen: Permanent Fixture of Nowruz

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A time-honored tradition associated with Nowruz [which means New Day in Farsi] is preparing Haft-Seen.
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Dishes Served in Iran during Nowruz: Sabzi Polo Ba Mahi

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As a common practice among the people of different cultures or the first days of New Year, Iranians serve their traditional dishes, such as Sabzi Polo, on the initial days of Nowruz.
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President Rouhani Urges People to Stay Home during Nowruz Holidays

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has once again called on people to stay home expressing hope that the coronavirus outbreak takes a downward trend with people's cooperation.
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Women in Ardabil Throw Old Shoes into River ahead of Nowruz

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Iranian people observe many traditional customs ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. One of them is a ceremony called “No-Usti” held in Ardabil on the last Wednesday of Iranian calendar year.
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Tehran Gets More Colourful for Nowruz Despite Corona Outbreak

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Despite the problems caused by the Coronavirus, Tehran municipality's programs are underway as before.
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Billions of Locusts Swarm Southern Iran

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While the entire Iran is struggling to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus, five southern provinces have braced themselves for another uninvited guest -the swarms of locusts some of which consists of two billion hungry insects.
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Coronavirus Cancels Nowruz Events, Shuts Down Museums across Iran

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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran has forced the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism to abort the nationwide Nowruz celebrations and enforce the closure of all museums as well as the cultural and historic sites in the new year’s holidays across the country.
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Gorgeous Blossoms Herald Arrival of Spring in Northern Iran

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Beautiful blossoms sprout and bloom in Golestan province, northern Iran, during the last days of winter.
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Iranian Adventurer Cuts Short Camel Journey Around World over COVID-19

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The coronavirus outbreak has forced an Iranian traveller to cut short his trip around the world on camel.
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