[custom_adv] Kenny Rogers, whose legendary music career spanned nearly six decades, has passed at the age of 81, his publicist Keith Hagan tells CNN.

[custom_adv] The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is a time of coming together in homeland. Alongside family, friends and strangers, persians take part in two weeks of rituals that include the spring equinox. Poetry is read and loved ones join one another in dance. Locals jump over bonfires to ward away sickness. Homes are cleaned, tables are symbolically rearranged. It’s …

[custom_adv] Ebrahim Abadi was a stage and film actor. Abadi played in famous movies including Mokhtarnameh, On Tiptoes, Dar Chashm-e Baad and Grand Cinema.

[custom_adv] More than 1,200 people have been killed by the virus in homeland, with at least 18,000 confirmed cases. Persian authorities have released more than 85,000 prisoners on temporary leave, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei saying Thursday the state will pardon 10,000 more.

[custom_adv] Zan-e Rooz was a women’s weekly Persian-language magazine published in capital. The magazine was first published in 1964. Before Islamic revolution Kayhan (Publishing company) was the editorial and publisher. After the Revolution, as women’s political activity alongside men increased, publications focusing on women’s issues sprang up to answer the increased demand.

[custom_adv] The festival has its origin in ancient persian rituals. The ancient Iranians celebrated the festival of Hamaspathmaedaya , the last five days of the year in honor of the spirits of the dead, which is today referred to as Farvardinegan. They believed that the spirits of the dead would come for reunion. The seven holy immortals were honored, and …

[custom_adv] Reza Beyk Imanverdi was born in Iran in 1936. He found employment at the American embassy in capital 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”.

[custom_adv] A snack is a small service of food and generally eaten between meals. Snacks come in a variety of forms including packaged snack foods and other processed foods, as well as items made from fresh ingredients at home.

[custom_adv] persian New Wave refers to a new movement in persian cinema. According to film critic Eric Henderson, the acclaimed documentary The House Is Black directed by Forough Farrokhzad paved the way for the persian New Wave. The movement started in 1964 with Hajir Darioush’s second film Serpent’s Skin, which was based on D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover featuring Fakhri …

[custom_adv] Felt is a textile material that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing fibers together. Felt can be made of natural fibers such as wool or animal fur, or from synthetic fibers such as petroleum-based acrylic or acrylonitrile or wood pulp-based rayon. Blended fibers are also common.Felt has special properties that allow it to be used for a wide …