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Happy Chaharshanbe Suri
One of Iranian favorite rituals ahead of the Persian New Year is a fire festival on the eve of the last Wednesday of the outgoing Persian Year. So on the last Tuesday night of the year when the sun goes down, bonfires are lit all over Iran. As a custom of bidding evil adieu and welcoming hope and joy, Iranian jump over bonfires saying an epigram out loud. And that, is just one of persian customs for Chaharshanbeh Soori.
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Persian New Year not well known globally
"Persian New year, unlike the Christian or Chinese New Year, doesn’t attract foreign tourists; this is the weak point for Iran," Jamshid Jafarpour, the member of the Cultural Commission of Islamic Consultative Assembly said.
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Seven Persian Symbol of New Year
On the eve of the Persian New Year, Iranian are getting ready to welcome Nowrouz; just before Nowrouz, families gather around the special table called Haft-Seen in order to celebrate the New Year. In the Persian language, the word Haft refers to the magic number of seven, and the letter "S" indicates seven main items on the table that start with the letter S(Seen in Persian).
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Mansour Jahani Received Journalism Award of Göteborg Fine Arts Association
Göteborg Fine Arts Association (Internationella Sköna Konster i Göteborg) of Sweden granted its Journalism Award to Mansour Jahani, independent journalist of international cinema.
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Tehran welcomes Nowruz by colorful appearance
Tehran is going to celebrate Nowruz with a new appearance.
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Isfahan more beautiful than ever
"We welcome the New Year by installing permanent and temporary elements, with the slogan of vernal season," the head of beautification organization of Isfahan municipality said.
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The photographs of the week
Space exploration, tragedy, conflict and beauty – the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists.
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Isfahani students break donation record
"According to the recorded statistics, this year, the amount of students' cash and non-cash donations to their compatriots has increased by 25 percent," the head of Iranian Students Organization of Iran's General Education Department said.
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Isfahan's stolen ancient artifact retrieved at Semirom
During the Special Operation, police inspectors of Semirom County arrested the professional members of a band of thieves who had stolen the biggest stone inscription dating back to 3,000 years ago, and discovered the ancient table.
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Turkmen Artists to Perform in Iran’s Kish Island during Nowruz
A group of prominent artists from Turkmenistan are going to participate in the Nowruz events of Kish Island, a major tourist resort in southern Iran.
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Urban brand lies in green space preservation
"Protecting the green space of the city is in fact preserving the urban brand, and we should deliver it to the posterity by the added value," the vice-president of the Islamic City Council of Isfahan said.
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Half the world shining in Nowruz
The CEO of beautification organization of Isfahan municipality announced the installation of 20 lighting urban elements throughout the city, and said, "These elements will be installed in the main areas of the city, on the eve of beginning the New Year."
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Terror Attacks at New Zealand Mosques in Pictures
IMNA's Press Team offer sympathy to the people of New Zealand, in particular the Muslim community following two terrorists attacks on Friday during which at least 49 people were killed at two New Zealand mosques.
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Radio Safar broadcasted durind Nowruz
On the occasion of Nowrouz, the opening ceremony of a new radio network was held at the radio department of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the slogan of "We are your fellow-travelers".
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Persian New Year to Be Celebrated in France
A ceremony is to be held on the eve of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in the French capital Paris with the aim of strengthening inter-cultural relations between different nations.
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Isfahan's intangible heritage waiting for travelers
"Isfahan municipality tries to introduce intangible heritage of the city to travelers during Nowrouz 2019," the head of the committee on information and the spokesman of the executive headquarter of Isfahan's travel services said.
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Alireza Tabesh:
Bangladesh can produce better films
Despite owning some of the world’s largest reserves of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), the Middle Eastern nation of Iran stands out as unique in its region for having captured a place in people’s hearts in every corner of the globe through a purely creative pursuit - namely cinema.
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Isfahan ready to host spring
"Coincide with the beginning of the New Year, 400 urban elements will be installed in 15 municipal districts of the city," the head of beautification organization of travel service coordination headquarter of Isfahan said.
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Masnavi Rumi to be registered globally
"We are doing our best to register "Masnavi Rumi", the great book of Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi, so that the valuable poetry book will be known throughout the world and become fixed in people's memory," the head of National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) said.
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Code Pink activists come under FBI scrutiny after Iran visit
The co-founder of Code Pink, a grassroots anti-war NGO based in the US, says she and a colleague have come under scrutiny by the FBI after returning from a visit to Iran.
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Iran-China Agreement on Facilitating the Film Co-production Conditions
In a meeting between The Head of Iran Cinema International Affairs Committee and Farabi Cinema Foundation deputy and the head of China Film Group Cooperation, the issues and solution for facilitating the processes of film co-productions in the two countries were discussed.
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Plantable pencils creative measure of Isfahan municipality
The head of the citizenship culture development department of the cultural, social, and sport organization of Isfahan municipality announced the distributing of plantable pencils among Isfahani citizens during the Tree Planting Week.
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Goldfish symbol of good luck
Iran (IMNA) - A fish bowl with one or some goldfish is one of the main items of Haft Seen; though it does not start with "S" in Persian. Some people believe that it is the symbol of life and good luck; the red color of goldfish stands for kindness, victory, and livelihood. Over the past years, environmentalists urged people not to buy goldfish, since they are imprisoned in a jar and finally they are doomed to die, while Nowrouz itself is the celebration of rebirth, health, wealth, hope, and livelihood. Although, as it appears, some people cannot emit goldfish from their Haft Seen table; therefore, the best way is to learn how to buy healthy goldfish, take care of them appropriately and finally drop them in running waters.
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Cruel fate of fish
When we think of a river, dark, cool rushing water — full of energy and life — comes to mind. Yet, in the face of climate change we are frequently witnessing entirely dry river bed of Zayanderud with barely enough water to support fish and other aquatic life.
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Opening of “The Castle of Love” in Baku
The opening ceremony of “The Castle of Love,” an Iran-Azerbaijan co production project, took place in Baku.
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Iranian Scientists Find New Method to Treat Malignant Tumors
Mohammad Aqajani, the Chancellor of Shahid Beheshti University, said at a press conference that in this method, a new treatment for type-4 malignant tumors has been developed along with standard therapies such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy
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Isfahan's Fire Department on high alert in Chaharshanbe Suri
" As in past years,, the Fire Department and Safety Services Organization is on high alert and has taken out special safety measures to tackle possible incidents of Chaharshanbe Suri," the managing director of Isfahan's Fire Department and Safety Services Organization said.
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240 million ornamental fish produced for Nowruz
"Based on the most recent data available, more than 240 million ornamental fish are produced in the country; it indicates a growing trend in comparison to the last year," the expert of ornamental fish in fisheries organization said.
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The Screening of Japanese Titles at Kiarostami Hall
In the ceremony of screening the Japanese titles on the occasion of the 90th Iran-Japan diplomatic relations, the managing director of Farabi Cinema Foundation, Alireza Tabesh, said: “Referring and using the eastern culture and civilization makes it possible to understand and comprehend the human history and existence.”