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Day: 24 November 2020

Feast of Gol o Giah (flowers and plants)

Feast of flower and plants (Gol o Giah)

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Mahalat Flower Festival in Iran Mahalat, the City of Flowers Mahalat, known as the “Netherlands of Iran,” hosts the largest greenhouse complex for ornamental plants in the country. This city produces a major share of Iran’s natural flowers and...
Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei Rituals

Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei Rituals

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Zoorkhaneh or Humorous sport is an epic art indicating the Islamic, mythic and ancient Iranian beliefs. This traditional sport is done by 10 to 20 men and it is considered a kind of dramatic sport like Gymnastics. The place of performing this sport is...
Tasu'a and Ashura

Tasu’a & Ashura

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At August 29 – August 30 The month of Muharram is the first Islamic month of the Islamic calender. It is one of  the forbidden months of Muslims, in which the greatest tragedy and oppression in the Prophet’s family occurred in the...
Mehregan

Mehregan festival

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At October 1 – October 12According to the ancient Iran calendar, the sixteenth day of each month is called Mehr. The Mehregan festival is a celebration of the Mehr day of the Mehr Month (the seventh month of the year). Also, since a year is...
Fajr Decade

Fajr Decade

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At January 31 – February 10 Iran is an Islamic country owes its Islamic dimensions to the great revolution, known as the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1977 (1357 SH), which done by huge crowd participation of the public, Islamic characters,...
Sadeh Festival in Iran

Sadeh Festival

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At January 29The “Sadeh festival” is the largest fire celebration and one of the oldest known traditions in ancient Persia. This festival is celebrated forty days after the Yalda Night as thanksgiving from God’s blessings by...
Pir-e Shaliyar Celebration

Pir-e Shaliyar Celebration

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The old ceremony of Pir-e Shaliyar, known also as "Pir-e Shaliyar Wedding" among locals, is a spiritual event of several thousands years history which is held two times in a year during three consecutive days.