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Happy New Year
Nowruz; the Persian New Year begins on the first day of spring, almost 21th March.
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Happy Father's Day
Iran (IMNA) - Father’s Day is celebrated on 13th day of Rajab, the seventh month of the lunar calendar, marking the birth anniversary of the first Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Ali (PBUH) to recognize and honor the tremendous contribution that fathers make to the lives of their children. They are who scarify themselves for family and ask for nothing in return. Although it is celebrated on various days worldwide, the common reason of honoring a day is that Father's Day is not about ordinary people, it is about special people like Fathers!
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Last hours of New Year
Iranian people have spilled into streets to buy the last stuff of the New Year!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Iran's mother of sculpture passes away
Lilith Terian, one of the prominent Iranian sculptresses, passed away on February 28, at age 88.
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Omani businessmen to invest in Isfahan
"Omani businessmen have a huge interest in investing in Isfahan, and it is necessary to create a direct flight from Isfahan to Muscat," the representative of Muscat's businessmen delegation said.
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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.”
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Memory frame exhibition in Isfahan
"The first seniors' photos exhibition entitled "Memory Frame" was inaugurated by specialized office of elderly people at galley 2 of Isfahan's Central Library," the director of specialized office of elderly (Experience Garden) said.