Customs and Traditions

The latest reports and photos of various customs and traditions

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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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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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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)

Golrokh Askarieh -
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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Iran Prepares to Celebrate Yalda Night

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Iranian people from all walks of life are gearing up to celebrate on Thursday night one of the most ancient Persian celebrations called Yalda Night, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Iran Army Distributes Nuts, Fruits in Quake-Hit Areas during Yalda Night

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The Iranian army has prepared 20,000 packages of dried nuts and fruits to distribute among quake-hit people in the western province of Kermanshah on the occasion of a Persian festival celebrated on the longest night of the year.
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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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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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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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Iran Exporting Hand-Made Batik Shawls to Neighbours

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The batik headscarves made in the northeastern Iranian city of Osku are being exported to several countries like Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.
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Kilim-Weaving; A 400-Year-Old Iranian Art

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While Iranians have been weaving Kilim, a traditional type of rug, for the past 400 years, the art of making these handicrafts is just going to be internationally recognized after being registered by the World Crafts Council.
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Iranian Felt-Making Art on Road to UNESCO List

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Felt is one of the traditional handicrafts commonly made by nomadic people in Iran. Shahrekord in the country’s southwest, as the hub of felt-making in Iran, is going to be registered by UNESCO as the world’s felt-making city.
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Iranian Woman Using Music to Teach Alphabets to Nomads

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Parvin Bahmani, an Iranian musician, has been teaching alphabets to nomadic children through music, dancing, and songs.
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“Iran Successful in Seizing Contraband Goods”

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A report says Iran’s Customs Office has been very successful in seizing contraband commodities and illicit drugs.
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Iranian People Celebrate Persian Fire Festival

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Charshanbe Soori is a prelude to Nowruz (the Iranian New Year), and is celebrated with firework displays and the jumping over of fires. Mixed nuts and berries are also served during the celebration.
Lifestyle

Iranian People Warned against Use of Dangerous Firecrackers

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Head coach of a popular Iranian football club has advised people to take necessary precautions on Chaharshanbeh Soori, a fire festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Iranian calendar year, and do their best have a good time instead of endangering their lives.
Custom

Mystic Dance in Ancient Iranian Mid-Winter Ceremony

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Pir Shalyar is a three-day ancient ceremony held twice a year in Western Iran in mid-spring and mid-winter. Attending the mystic ceremony is of great significance, and many tourists from Iran and abroad make their way to the city each year.
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Ancient Festival of Sadeh in Southern Iran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian Zoroastrians, and even some non-Zoroastrian Iranians, annually celebrate Sadeh, an ancient Iranian festival that takes place 50 days before Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
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