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2025-01-28 17:52
Sadeh: an ancient celebration of fire and light
TEHRAN - Every year on the tenth of Bahman (which this year falls on Jan. 29), Zoroastrians worldwide, along with some Iranians deeply interested in their ancient traditions, gather to celebrate Sadeh, one of the oldest and most captivating traditions from ancient Persia.
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2024-12-22 22:56
Iran celebrates 3rd anniversary of Yalda Night’s UNESCO designation
TEHRAN- A ceremony commemorating the third anniversary of Yalda Night's listing on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list was attended by Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, along with a number of cultural heritage officials and foreign ambassadors in Tehran on Saturday.
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2024-12-20 23:46
Iran launches nationwide handicrafts markets, exhibitions for Yalda Night
TEHRAN- As part of the celebrations for Yalda Night, which marks the longest night of the year and the arrival of winter, Iran has launched a nationwide handicrafts market and exhibition initiative.
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2024-12-18 16:49
By Afshin Majlesi
Yalda Night: a celebration of light and togetherness
Once again, Yalda Night is approaching as a celebration of warmth, love, and togetherness cherished by all devotees of the Persian culture.
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2024-12-18 15:44
Yalda Night adorns marketplaces
A woman is buying dried nuts for Yalda Night which is traditionally celebrated on the last day of the final month of autumn in the Iranian calendar that falls on December 20 this year.
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2023-12-23 21:56
Yalda Night celebrated at Library for Foreign Literature in Moscow
TEHRAN-Iran Culture and Art Days in Moscow was held on Thursday and Friday at the Russian capital, on the occasion of Yalda Night, an ancient Persian festival celebrated annually on December 21.
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2023-12-20 17:36
By Afshin Majlesi
Yalda’s splendor, when love and light converge in the longest night
As the curtains of autumn draw to a close and winter begins its ceremonial entrance, Iranians worldwide, alongside aficionados of Persian culture, prepare in anticipation for the year’s Yalda night.
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2023-06-14 17:44
Persian storytelling wins national heritage status
TEHRAN – Persian storytelling was inscribed on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Tuesday.
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2023-01-30 17:59
Zoroastrians celebrate fire and light in mid-winter festival
TEHRAN –On Monday evening, clusters of Iranian Zoroastrians celebrated the importance of light, fire, and energy in a traditional mid-winter festival passed down from generation to generation for millennia.
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2022-12-23 21:30
National Museum showcases artifacts bearing pomegranates as focal theme
TEHRAN– The National Museum of Iran has launched an exhibition on the theme of the pomegranate, which has long been a delicate cultural element in the Iranian plateau.
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2022-12-21 22:00
Pakdasht hosts pomegranate festival
TEHRAN — On Tuesday, a harvest festival dedicated to pomegranates opened to the public in Pakdasht, east of Tehran province.
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2022-12-21 21:30
Earthenware, ceramics on show at tourism ministry headquarters
TEHRAN – On the occasion of Yalda night, a solo exhibition featuring sets of ceramics and earthenware is on view at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism in Tehran.
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2022-12-20 18:58
By Afshin Majlesi
It’s not a Yalda celebration without pomegranates
TEHRAN– Children running around, mothers set out trays of delicately cracked pomegranates, bowls glittering with their ruby-red seeds and elders take turns reading verses from illustrious Persian poets. Sounds familiar? If so, you’ve seen a glimpse of the Yalda celebration in honor of the longest night of the year.
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2022-12-19 22:27
Festival on Yalda night underway in Tehran
TEHRAN – A festival dedicated to Yalda night (Shab-e Chelleh), one of the most celebrated Persian traditional events, which marks the longest night of the year, is currently underway at the Sadabad Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.
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2022-12-18 21:39
A joyous reunion in celebration of autumn gold
TEHRAN —People walk past colorful trees attending a local festival of traditional handicrafts and cultural events at Qa'em Park, southwest Tehran, on December 17, 2022.
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2022-12-06 18:24
A view of Iranian intangible cultural elements on UNESCO list
TEHRAN –On the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Iran ranks sixth worldwide and fourth in Asia.
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2022-12-02 21:01
Persian Yalda night gains place on World Cultural Heritage list
TEHRAN – Yalda night (Shab-e Chelleh), one of the most celebrated Persian traditional events which marks the longest night of the year, made it onto the United Nation's cultural heritage list on Wednesday.
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2022-11-22 18:10
By Afshin Majlesi
Pomegranate and its great reverence in Persian culture
TEHRAN - The pomegranate enjoys great reverence and importance in Iranian culture, religion, art, and tradition. It often symbolizes abundance, blessings, and fertility.
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2021-12-22 17:59
Niavaran museum displays rarely-seen objects of treasure trove
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Niavaran Museum has put on show sets of rarely-seen relics associated with Yalda Night from its treasury, CHTN reported on Wednesday.
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2021-12-22 17:57
Iranian celebrations, music festival one step closer to UNESCO register
TEHRAN – Iranian celebrations and festivities of Yalda, Chaharshanbeh-Suri, Mehregan, and Sadeh as well Regional Music Festival of the country are closer to being inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Heritage list, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
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2021-12-21 18:16
Why is the Divan of Hafez the sole book Iranians use for divination?
TEHRAN – The Divan of Hafez composed by Shams ad-Din Mohammad, the celebrated Persian lyric poet who is best known as Hafez, is the sole book Iranians use for divination on various occasions, including the Yalda Night celebration.
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2021-12-20 17:09
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Yalda night celebration or welcoming Omicron?
TEHRAN – It has been over a year that Iranians are fighting coronavirus, avoiding traditions and celebrations, however, this year, Yalda night has arrived concurrent with the new contagious strain, and family gatherings will be a door to welcome Omicron.
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2021-12-17 18:17
Iran’s Intl. Storytelling Festival kicks off online
TEHRAN – The 23rd edition of Iran’s International Storytelling Festival opened on Thursday during a specials ceremony with a limited number of Iranian guests.