Category: 6. Culture

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranians marked the ancient Yalda Night ceremony at Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine in Mashhad on Friday night. Continue Reading

TEHRAN-A ceremony was held in Tehran on Wednesday to unveil a rare handwritten edition of “Divan of Hafez” by the renowned calligrapher Mirza Mohammadreza Kalhor.  Prominent figures in Persian calligraphy, including Gholamhossein Amirkhani,… Continue Reading

TEHRAN-The semi-feature documentary “Rojin’s Dream” directed by Serwa Aliveysi from Iran won an award at the 11th Duhok International Film Festival in Kurdistan region, Iraq. The festival, held from December 9 to 16, presented the Best Kurdish… Continue Reading

An ancient Iranian festival that basically celebrates the coming of the winter solstice and the longest night of the year for centuries is Yalda Night (or Shab-e Yalda; also, Shab-e Chelleh). It refers to a time between the sunset of autumn’s… Continue Reading

TEHRAN –During a ceremony held on Thursday, the head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, unveiled an atlas of the country’s biosphere reserves as well as the endemic fish poster. The event was held on the sidelines of the… Continue Reading

TEHRAN –The tenth international congress on nanoscience and nanotechnology is scheduled to be held from January 29 to 30 in Rafsanjan, a city in the southern Kerman province. The congress will mainly cover chemistry, physics, and modern… Continue Reading

TEHRAN – The Iranian robotics team ranked first, securing a gold and a silver medal in the third Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Countries Worker Skills Contest, held in Qingdao, China’s Shandong, from December 15 to 18. The event… Continue Reading

While modern influences shape its celebration, the roots of “Cheleh” (or Yalda) remain deeply tied to Persian history and celestial beliefs. Yalda Night, known as “Shab-e Yalda” or “Shab-e Cheleh,” stands as one of Iran’s most cherished… Continue Reading

TEHRAN- The second edition of the Palestine World Prize for Literature announced its winners across six categories during a ceremony held in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday night. In the play category, first place was awarded to “I Mean to Bury Them”… Continue Reading

TEHRAN-A short animation from Iran and a feature film from Palestine have found their way into the shortlist of their respected category for the upcoming 97th Oscars ceremony. According to the announcement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and… Continue Reading