Customs Tehran

Chahar Shanbeh Sury (Wednesday Light)

Chahar Shanbeh...

Chahārshanbe Suri the last Wednesday of the Persian solar year, the eve of which is marked by special customs and Rituals, most notably jumping over fire. It is celebrated in Iran and Afghanistan. It is is an ancient Iranian festival dating back to at least 1700 BCE of the early Zoroa...

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Dialect

Dialect

Iran is a very big country with variety of ethnicities and races. From region to region you hear many different accents and there are at least 4 main languages and 3 main dialects of Farsi. Tehrani accent is a Dialect of modern Persian Language spoken in Tehran Province, and the most co...

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Dizi

Dizi

Ābgusht ( literally translated as "water-meat" ) or Dizi, is a Persian and Mesopotamian stew. It is also called Dizi, which refers to the traditional stone crocks it is served in. Some describe it as a "hearty mutton soup thickened with chickpeas." Ābgusht is usually made with lamb, c...

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Golrizan

Golrizan

Golrizan traditional ceremony has been started in Iran based on an age-old tradition related to the honorable sportsman’s manners. Iranians, from long times ago due to their sense of respect and altruism have been followed this tradition and consider this ritual as a God-given blessi...

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Haji Firooz

Haji Firooz

Hāji Piruz or Hajji Firuz, popularly (Persian: حاجی پیروز ‎) in the Language of literature and satire Haji or Hajji also (Persian: هاجى ‎ a satire maker) is the traditional herald of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. He oversees celebrations for the New Year perhaps as a remnant of the an...

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Language and dialectic

Language and d...

The native Persian speakers of Iran dominate Tehran Province with a massive majority of 98.5% whilst other ethnic groups comprise 1.5% of the total population. Other ethnic minorities are noticeable within the area but no individual ethnic group holds a sizeable population within Tehra...

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Ordibeheshtgan ( Flowers Celebration )

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Panjak or Panjeh

Panjak or Panj...

Panjak or Khamse Mostargheh referred to the last five days of the year when the weather was so cold. Since the products were in danger of freezing, people went to the mountain and planned a celebration for the weather not getting worst. During these five days, before the beginning of No...

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Shole Ghalamkar Potage

Shole Ghalamka...

Anything done without the discipline and the beginning and end turned out not to be the melting pot metaphor and allegory . Basically any action that is not in its composition , Qhra the mixture comes in lower than the melting pot is not. Now see what the melting pot of what was onc...

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Tehran's Costume

Tehran's Costu...

Shawl Kollah and Jobeh(something like kaftan that was often worn as a coat or overdress, usually reaching to the ankles, with long sleeves) are among formal and casual clothes that were common in Ghajar era . Shawl Kollah was a kind of turban with an old root. Men’s clothes included:...

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Tehran's Proverbs

Tehran's Prove...

کوسه و ریش پهن! Kooseh va rish pahn English equivalent: Contraries don’t meet Meaning: weasel words, contradiction. For instance when you say something to prove something else and then you say something else that rejects what you have proved. "از درد لا‌علاجی به خر میگه خانم باجی." Az d...

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yalda night

yalda night

Yalda is one of the most celebrated traditional events in Iran which marks the longest night of the year. Every year, on December 21st, Iranians celebrate the arrival of winter, the renewal of the sun and the victory of light over darkness on yalda Night. On Yalda festival, Iranians ...

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