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'Yalda Night', the longest night of the year
Dec 21, 2019 16:41'Yalda' is a winter solstice celebration, it is the last night of autumn and the longest night of the year. Iranians and Farsi speakers all around the world, celebrate the last night of autumn as the rebirth of the sun and the victory of light over darkness.
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Photo: Pomegranate Festival held in Kermanshah
Dec 21, 2019 16:11Kermanshah (IP) - The first winter Pomegranate festival was held in Kermanshah, western Iran, at the 4th National Yalda Exhibition from December 15 to 21, 2019.
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Ashurbanipal inscription; Treasures of Ancient Iranian History
Dec 21, 2019 11:39Ilam (IP) - One of the most important and precious historic monuments in the western Iranian province of Ilam is the Ashurbanipal inscription that dates back to the first millennium BC with a cuneiform script.
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Tehran's weekend: Royal Albums, Photographs, and Documents Museum in Sa'dabad Complex
Dec 20, 2019 18:15Sa'dabad Historical and Cultural Complex includes the Royal Albums, Photographs, and Documents Museum, in which a treasure trove of historic documents, both written and visual, are on public display. 214
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Unveiling Ceremony at Sa'dabad Complex on the Night of Yalda
Dec 19, 2019 16:21An unveiling ceremony on Thursday night, attended by the Minister for Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, at the historic and cultural Sa'dabad Complex marks the start of the Night of Yalda ceremonies.
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Honoring religious scholars, necessary for country
Dec 19, 2019 10:25The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that paying tribute to religious scholars is glorifying religious education and true cognisance of God, which is necessary for our country.
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Rudaki protome unveiled in Moscow university
Dec 18, 2019 04:23The protome of distinguished Iranian poet Abu Abdollah Rudaki was unveiled in a ceremony held in the Moscow State University to commemorate the celebrated Persian literature figure.
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US-seized historical sculpture displayed
Dec 18, 2019 00:31The Iranian historical single-sculpture of Achaemenid soldier seized by the US was put on public display after 80 years with the presence of the Minister of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism, his deputy, and the Milad Tower director.
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Cultural ties result in better understanding: Croatian envoy
Dec 17, 2019 23:47Croatia's Ambassador to Iran Drago Stambuk said that cultural ties can lead peoples to better mutual understanding so that they behave in a more appropriate way with each other.
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Commemoration of 'Yalda Night' at Pottery Museum of Iran's Tabriz
Dec 17, 2019 09:19Tabriz (IP) - The East Azerbaijan Province Pottery Lovers Association has held an exhibition at the permanent venue of the Pottery Museum of Tabriz in order to commemorate of Yalda's ancient ritual and promote Iran's rich culture.
