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Once a year, when the great Rio De Janeiro carnival takes place, the coastal town Paraty which is located 250 km south west to Rio, holds a unique carnival.

Another food festival, the annual ‘Battle of the Oranges’ is ongoing in Italy which involves people pelting fruits on other teams during the festival. Over a hundred people in the town of Ivrea, in northern Italy, participate in the festival.

Alvand’s death was announced by actors Parviz Parastui and Borzu Arjmand in Instagram posts.“Paytakht” producer Elham Ghafuri also confirmed the news in her interview with the Persian service of MNA.“He was always smiling and was a man of good morals,” said Ghafuri who collaborated with Alvand for about ten years in four sequels to her popular TV series.

Reserve Officer Training in Soviet Union was established in the 1920s. Many military chairs and departments survived in Soviet universities and academies despite the setback which struck military education in the early 1990s after Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev announced his program of unilateral military force withdrawals and reductions.

Shariat Razavi who had a stroke on Monday died yesterday evening. Her son, philosophy researcher Ehsan Shariati announced the news in his weblog.

Culinary skills were showcased by the chefs from Chonryu restaurant, Pyongyang’s Koryo hotel, Munsu restaurant, the Pyongyang catfish restaurant and others. The dishes made by the chefs include sinsollo, a traditional dish, as well as meals made from corn and potatoes.

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. Tourism may be international, or within the traveller’s country.

The Fajr Film Festival is persian’s annual film festivals, held every February and April in capital. The festival, started in 1982, is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in homeland. It takes place every year on the anniversary of the persian revolution.

Ali Nassirian ( born 4 February 1935) is an film and theater actor, who plays both character and leading roles. Nassirian whilst gaining experience in screen writing during 1955 to 1958, he was granted a scholarship for theatrical studies in the United States in 1962. Upon his return to homeland he started teaching theatre and screen writing as well as …

Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Abbas Salehi attends a luncheon with followers of monotheistic religions (minority groups) in the persian capital, on February 6.