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Showing posts with label culture of iran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture of iran. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2011

Happy Nowruz to all people of world

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Happy Great Iranian New year NOWRUZ (mean new day) to all people of world and more to who Iranian and Persian Lover


 Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز, IPA: [nouˈɾuːz], "New Day", originally "New Light") is the name of the New Year in Iranian calendars and the corresponding traditional celebrations. Nowruz is also widely referred to as the Persian New Year

Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Iranian peoples and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some groups in the Balkans.

Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. As well as being a Zoroastrian holiday and having significance amongst the Zoroastrian ancestors of modern Iranians, the same time is celebrated in parts of the South Asian sub-continent as the new year. The moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and Iranian families gather together to observe the rituals.

Originally being a Zoroastrian festival, and the holiest of them all, Nowruz is believed to have been invented by Zoroaster himself, although there is no clear date of origin. Since the Achaemenid era the official year has begun with the New Day when the Sun leaves the zodiac of Pisces and enters the zodiacal sign of Aries, signifying the Spring Equinox.


The term Nowruz in writing, first appeared in Persian records in the 2nd century AD, but it was also an important day during the time of the Achaemenids (c. 648-330 BC), where kings from different nations under the Persian empire used to bring gifts to the Emperor, also called King of Kings (Shahanshah), of Persia on Nowruz. The significance of Nowruz in the Achaemenid empire was such that the great Persian king Cambyses II's appointing as the king of Babylon was legitimized only after his participation in the New Year festival (Nowruz).
The UN's General Assembly in 2010 recognized the International Day of Nowruz, describing it a spring festival of Persian origin which has been celebrated for over 3,000 years.During the meeting of The Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United Nations, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi, Nowrūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

  •  Read Great article about Nowruz in Wikipedia . Nowruz

Thursday, August 26, 2010

The long, the authentic persian , iran scarf

The 'Long' is a rectangular fabric made of cotton and hemp, with a black hue on a red background. Beginning from 2000 years ago, Iranians wore two kinds of aprons: one made of leather used specifically by laborers and soldiers, and the other made of fabric (mostly hemp, though occasionally from soft wool) for officials and laymen. Throughout the ages, the hemp apron evolved into a square pattern that served to distinguish Iranians from the others. Over the course of history, Iranian settlements in the fertile regions of Qazvin succeeded in discovering the secret to dying these fabrics. From then on, Iranian loincloths, much like their traditional carpets, took on a special red hue that is permanent in nature. The red-colored hues of Iranian 'Longs' are derived from a wild flower that is found in the central and southern regions of the country. In the spring, young ladies would collect these flowers and boil them in large cauldrons. The red hue that would emerge was a fiery one that remains permanently if washed in special spring waters. From the 19th century onward, red-colored Longs that distinguished Persians from other Muslims were used exclusively in baths located in gymnasiums (zoor-khaneh) dedicated to traditional Iranian martial arts. During traditional wrestling matches between two mighty opponents, the referee would stop the match by throwing a long in the middle of the arena before separating the opponents and declaring the winner.
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