The first of these celebrations aligns with the global observance during the spring equinox, as per the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, while a second celebration is due to take place this year on ...
is Iran’s most festive and colorful holiday. Persians, Jews, Muslims, Zoroastrians and even Bahais all purchase new clothes, make traditional cookies and engage in 12 days of celebrations.
Iranian authorities led a spate of arrests ... "We won't deprive ourselves of this celebration, but we have to take precautions because we know the government has plans for those days as well." ...
"The Jews of Iran continue to observe the customs of the holiday, including waving the four species and celebrating Simchat Beit Hashoevah," said the Jewish community of Iran.
This symbolic event was organized in response to recent claims made by the United Arab Emirates regarding Iran's three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb. The event, ...
Iranian security forces have denied killing ... Other videos showed men and women celebrating the World Cup elimination in Tehran and a number of cities in the predominantly Kurdish north-west ...