Iran’s Vice-President and Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar said on Sunday that the mourning ceremony of Arbaeen rituals will...
October 29 (7th of Aban) is nominated as the international day of “Cyrus the Great”, the King of Persia, who declared the first charter of...
Today is the Day of Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram and marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the third shia Imam. 1372 years ago...
As an Islamic country, Muharram is considered one of the most sacred months in Iran and also among the other Muslims worldwide. Many different religious...
Iran is a multiethnic and multicultural society, where traditional dress is a product of the glorious Persian heritage. The ethnic costume in each of the regions...
Muslim devotees all over the world are set to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice by offering prayers and slaughtering of animals on Thursday, 24...
Iran’s 17th Festival of Ritual and Traditional Plays has kicked off in the capital, Tehran, hosting troupes from across the country. The opening ceremony of...
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Imam Reza (Ali al-Reza), the eighth Imam of Shiites, and Iranians across the country celebrate it. The...
By: Jackie Abramian, The Huffington Post In the bustling metropolis of Iran’s capital city of Tehran, one afternoon TV show still manages to draw thousands...
For Muslims all around the world, the end of Ramadan marks the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr festivities. But for Iranian Muslims - for whom...
The Iranians used the ancient Persian tradition of “Nazr” (distributing free foods among the people) to cook Nazri (charity food) during the holy month of...
Iranian people, alongside the Muslims around the world, will mark the start of Ramadan on Thursday, a month of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. Muslims follow...
The streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities have been decorated to celebrate Mid-Sha’ban. Mid-Sha’ban is the 15th day of the eighth month (Sha’ban) of...
Tehran’s Goftegoo Park is hosting the 13th International Flowers and Plants Exhibition. Domestic producers and companies from Turkey, Armenia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Spain...
According to the Public Relations Office of the section of Fajr Film Festival, the 33th international section of Fajr Film Festival was held in Vahdat...
April 30 has been designated as the National Persian Gulf Day in Iran to highlight its historical identity. It marks the anniversary of the...
Iran on Tuesday commemorated Sheikh Farid ud-Din Attar Nishabouri, a highly revered 12th-century philosopher and mystic, who is more known both in and outside Iran...
This Friday, Iranians celebrate Lady Fatima Zahra’s birth anniversary, designated by the Islamic Republic as Women’s Day and Mother’s Day in the country. Mother’s Day is...
Iranian celebrate Chaharshanbe Suri tonight. It is a fire jumping festival celebrated by Iranians around the world. The event takes place on the eve of...
Promoting the tree planting culture in Iran! Every year, just before the Iranian New Year, millions of Iranians plant trees to mark the tree-planting week...