Nice Food!
There is, in my view, no better food in the world, provided you find Iranian food, other than the traditional kebab. Do try desperately to eat the local food and don't forget to ask for Sabzi, a mixture of all kinds of greens with bread and cheese often before the main meal Andreas loved it so much he had the ingredients brought to his office and offered all the staff a sabzi break for his birthday. The food is very ... More
There is, in my view, no better food in the world, provided you find Iranian food, other than the traditional kebab. Do try desperately to eat the local food and don't forget to ask for Sabzi, a mixture of all kinds of greens with bread and cheese often before the main meal Andreas loved it so much he had the ingredients brought to his office and offered all the staff a sabzi break for his birthday. The food is very ... More
Theatre and Cinema
Theatre and CinemaFajr Film Festival is arranged annually in Tehrān and has gained international recognition in recent years. Iranian and foreign films are screened and are awarded. The most popular form of entertainment in Iran is the cinema. Cinema is also an important medium for ... More ...
Cultural Diversity
Cultural DiversityIran is a culturally diverse society, and inter-ethnic relations are generally harmonious. The predominant ethnic and cultural group in the country consists of native speakers of Persian. But the people who are generally known as Persians are of mixed ancestry, and the ... More ...
Poetry
PoetryHuman beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain. These verses by great Iranian poet Sheik Sa’di is written ... More ...
Music
MusicThe first musical instrument that was used thousands of years ago in Iran was the reed, a simple tube with several perforations that was played mostly by shepherds.An engraved bronze cup from Lurestan at the National Museum of Iran, Tehran, portrays a double nay (reed pipes), chang ... More ...
Religions
Religions Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians are the most significant religious minorities. Christians are the largest group, Orthodox Armenians constituting the bulk. The Assyrians are Nestorian, Protestant, and Roman Catholic, as are a few converts from other ethnic groups. The ... More ...
Visual Arts
Visual ArtsAlthough in the West the term Persian culture is commonly used, the inhabitants of this country have long called it Iran and themselves Iranians, rather than Persians. In accordance with popular usage, however, the term Persian will be used in this article to refer to the ... More ...
