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Artists and athletes beside the Haft-sin 1400

Nowruz is the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which begins on the spring equinox, marking the first day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian solar calendar. It is celebrated worldwide by various ethno-linguistic groups, and falls on or around March 21 of the Gregorian calendar. Nowruz falls on March 20 in 2021.Nowruz has …

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Nowruz in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Nowruz is the celebration of the New Year in Kurdish society. … March 20th is traditionally marked as the day that Kawa defeated Zuhak and March 21st is marked as New Year’s Day. Kurds today use this legend to take pride in their identity, and the lighting of the fires has since become a symbol of freedom.

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Azeri president marks Nowruz in retaken cultural city

Azerbaijan’s Presidential Press Office on Saturday, March 20, 2021, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gestures while celebrating Novruz Bayram, a traditional holiday which celebrates the New Year and the coming of Spring outside Shusha, Azerbaijan. Aliyev marked the Nowruz holiday by lighting a ceremonial fire outside Shusha, a culturally revered city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in last autumn’s war.

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Gāšoq-zani ceremony in shiraz

Charshanbe Suri includes a custom similar to trick-or-treating that is called qāšoq-zani , literally translated as “spoon-banging”. It is observed by people wearing disguises and going door-to-door to hit spoons against plates or bowls and receive packaged snacks.

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The killing of Musa Khiabani

Mousa Khiabani was a leading member of the People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) and the commander of its armed wing from 1979 to 1982, when he was killed in action.Khiabani has been described as “Massoud Rajavi’s right-hand man” and “second-in-command”.

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Chaharshanbe Suri in tehran

The Persian name of the festival consists of čahāršanbe , the name of Wednesday in the Iranian calendars, and suri , which has two meanings; it may mean “festive” and it may also mean “scarlet” (in traditional persian and some current local dialects in Iran), which stems from the reddish theme of fire. In specific, since the fire has a …

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Reza Pahlavi published photos from previous years

Alireza Pahlavi was born on 28 April 1966. He attended the Niavaran Palace primary school in Iran but left Iran alongside his family shortly before the Iranian revolution. He moved to the U.S. where he attended Saint David’s School in New York City and Mt Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown, Massachusetts.Pahlavi received a BA degree from Princeton University, a …

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Pele in the picture frame

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (born 23 October 1940), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled “the greatest” by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid …

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Tourism in Aran and Bidgol deserts

Namak Lake is a salt lake in Iran. It is located approximately 100 km (62 mi) east of the City of Qom and 60 km (37 mi) of Kashan at an elevation of 790 metres (2,590 ft) above sea level.The lake is a remnant of the Paratethys sea, which started to dry from the Pleistocene epoch, leaving Lake Urmia and …

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Facts about Reza Beyk Imanverdi

Reza Beyk Imanverdi was born in Iran in 1936. He found employment at the American embassy in Tehran since he had a good knowledge of the English language. Beyk loved cinema and aspired to be an actor. In 1958, he joined a theatrical group named “Oscar”.His stroke of good luck happened when he met Samuel Khachikian in a road accident. …

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