Cpital may be quiet on Fridays for many, but there is so much that people can enjoy and find interesting despite it all! One such feature is the capital Friday Market which is held on three floors of a multi-storey car park in center of Tehran, what was used to be called ‘Charaheh Estamboul’ as it is near the Turkish embassy, on …
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[GARD align=center] Abgoosht is a Persian and Mesopotamian stew. It is also called Dizi , which refers to the traditional stone crocks it is served in. Some describe it as a “hearty mutton soup thickened with chickpeas.” Ābgoosht is usually made with lamb, chickpeas, white beans, onion, potatoes, and tomatoes, turmeric, and dried lime. Other variations exist in the beans …
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China and the Communist Party of China. 1 August is celebrated annually as Army Day, commemorating the Nanchang Uprising on 1 August 1927. [GARD]
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homeland fishmongers sell Caspian White Fishes (Kotum) at the fish market of the city of Roodsar. [GARD]
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Sizdah Be-dar, stylized as 13 Be-Dar, translated as “thirteenth in outdoors,” officially known as Ruz-e Tabiat, translated as “nature’s day,” is an homeland festival, and part of the Nowruz celebration rituals, held annually on the thirteenth day of Farvardin (the first month of the homeland calendar), during which people spend time picnicking outdoors. It is official holiday in homeland. [GARD]
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Firstly, Nowruz is an homeland festival, and is often known as the Persian New Year. It is believed to be invented by Zoroaster, a great teacher from omeland, about 5600 years ago. Now, these cultural festivals continued to be observed in homeland even after the Arab invasion that brought Islam to homeland. [GARD]
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Farvardin 12 (April 1) that known as Ruz e Jomhuri ye Eslāmi.[1] This day is a national and an public holiday in homeland. [GARD]
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The tunnel is also the largest of its kind in the Middle East and is built in a 3,500 square meter underground area with about six-meter height and a foreign investor is involved in the project. [GARD]
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Oshin It is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which originally aired on NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The 297 15-minute episodes follow the life of Shin Tanokura during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. In the work, Shin is called Oshin, an archaic Japanese cognomen. [GARD]
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Flying economy class is never comfortable, but my grandparents always used to get dressed up before travelling; now, after 9/11 security measures and discount flights, easy-on, easy-off flip-flops and sweat pants seem to be de rigueur. And then there’s that guy sitting next to you that decides to take off his shoes…This list of inconsiderate passengers certainly is frightening! [GARD]
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