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Sizdah Bedar
Sizdah Bedar (), also known as Nature's Day (, ), is an annual Iranian festival held thirteen days after Nowruz, which is on the thirteenth day of Farvardin, the first month of the Iranian calendar (and the first month of spring), during which people spend time picnicking outdoors. It marks the end of the Nowruz holidays in Iran. While it is celebrated thirteen days after Nowruz in Iran, it is generally celebrated on a weekend day near the thirteenth day by the Iranian diaspora. History Generally, among Iranian festivals, "Sizdah Bedar" is a bit vague in terms of historical roots. There is no direct mention of such a celebration in history books prior to Qajar era. But in ancient sources, such as Shahnameh, there is a reference to "the thirteenth day of Farvardin". The popular belief is that ancient Iranians celebrated the 13th day of Nowruz after twelve days of celebrating, each day represents a month of the year. It was an official ending to Nowruz and a beginning to the rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranians In The Netherlands
Iranians in the Netherlands (; ) form one of the newer and larger populations of the Iranian diaspora in Europe. Terminology Iranians in the Netherlands have commonly been referred to as Dutch Iranians () or Iranian Dutch (), in addition to Dutch Persians () or Persian Dutch (). However, one scholar who used the term "Dutch Iranians" also expressed reservations over the validity of such a "Hyphenated ethnicity, hyphenated notion of identity" in the Dutch context, in comparison to the less problematic term "Iranian Americans, Iranian American". Other collective terms used to refer to the Iranian diaspora in the Netherlands include "Iranian community" (), "Persian community" (), and simply "Persians" (). Migration history Though the Netherlands had a nominally Persian population since the early seventeenth century, this consisted mostly of Armenians in the Netherlands, Armenian merchants (the so-called ), who, by the beginning of the nineteenth century, had largely assimilated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Observances
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. History The Romans gave this month the Latin name '' Aprilis''"April" in '' Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 497. but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb ''aperire'', "to open", in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open", which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (''ánixi'') (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, her Veneralia being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March Observances
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. History The name of March comes from '' Martius'', the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. His month ''Martius'' was the beginning of the season for warfare, and the festivals held in his honor during the month were mirrored by others in October, when the season for these activities came to a close. ''Martius'' remained the first month of the Roman calendar year perhaps as late as 153 BC, and several religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Holidays In Iran
Iran uses three official calendar systems, including the Solar Hijri calendar as the main and national calendar, the Gregorian calendar for international events and Christian holidays, and the Lunar Hijri calendar for Islamic holidays. In 2008, the Iranian government's English-language newspaper '' Iran Daily'' wrote that " heproblem of too many annual public holidays has perpetually been a subject of concern," pointing out that the government would often declare "unofficial holidays ..to allow extended weekends" around the national holidays. " official and unofficial holidays are added to weekends, almost half the year the country is holidaying! The serious issue of so many holidays should not be tolerated .. Iran is one of the countries with the most public holidays in the world, with 28 holidays. Many holidays' exact dates are determined by the Islamic calendar, and therefore their Gregorian dates vary from year to yeahttp://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2016/iran.htm] E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Festivals
The following list is a list of festivals in Iran. Iranian cultural festivals * Nowruz: The word of "Norouz" includes two parts; "no" that means "new" and "ruz OR rouz" which means "day", so "Nowruz" means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring (Rejuvenation). It starts on the first day of spring (also the first day of the Iranian Calendar year), 21 March, in that 12 days as a sign of the past 12 months, all Iranian families gather around to visit each other. * Sofre-ye Haft-Sin: ''sofre'' (tablecloth), ''haft'' (seven), ''sin'' (the letter S �. Al-Bīrūnī said: Haft-sin came from Jamshid since he destroyed the evil that made Persian lands weak, so on the first day of Iranian calendar people celebrated ''Norouz'' and they put 7 different symbolic items on their table as a sign of thanking nature for giving humans all they need. Since then every year Iranians put Haft-sin on their tables, but nowadays they put 7 things that start with letter " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardabil
Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city of Ardabil lies close to the borders of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, 40 kilometers from the village of Diqo. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The population of Ardabil County is about 650,000 with the majority Shia, Shia Muslim. For a brief period in the 10th century, Ardabil was the principal city of Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan, but it was eventually replaced by Tabriz. Iran under the Safavids, by Roger Savory /Page 1/ (New York, 1980), in 286 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with map and illustrations. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian. Ardabil is known for its trade in silk and carpets. Ardabil rugs are renowned and the ancient Ardabil Carpet, Ardabil carpets are considered among the best of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Azerbaijanis
Iranian Azerbaijanis (; ) are the largest ethnic minority of Iran. They are primarily found in and are native to the Iranian Azerbaijan region including provinces of (East Azerbaijan, Ardabil Province, Ardabil, Zanjan Province, Zanjan, West Azerbaijan)Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: S-Z Volume 4 of Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World, James Minahan, , , Author James Minahan, Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002, , , Length 2241 pages and in smaller numbers, in other provinces such as Kurdistan Province, Kurdistan, Qazvin Province, Qazvin, Hamadan Province, Hamadan, Gilan Province, Gilan, Markazi Province, Markazi and Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogurt Soup
This is a list of yogurt-based dishes and beverages. Yogurt is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as "yogurt cultures". Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to give yogurt its texture and its characteristic tang. Worldwide, cow's milk, the protein of which is mainly casein, is most commonly used to make yogurt. Milk from water buffalo, goats, ewes, mares, camels, and yaks is also used to produce yogurt in various parts of the world. Dishes * Churri – a spicy Indian side dish * Çılbır – Turkish egg dish * Jameed – Jordanian yogurt strained cheese * Mansaf - Levantine dish of meat cooked in yogurt * * Labanie * * * * Soups * Ash-e doogh – Iranian Azerbaijani thick yogurt soup * Spas – Armenian matzoon soup * Tzatziki – cold yogurt and herb sauce from Greece and Turkey * Dovga – Azerbaijani yogurt soup * Tarator – Bulgarian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash-e Doogh
Ash-e doogh () is a yogurt soup found in various parts of Iran, Azerbaijan and Shiraz, with differing but similar ingredients. It is a kind of Aush. Similar dishes are found all over West Asia. Etymology :''See Aush§Etymology'' The spelling of the name of this dish varies in English and can include ''ash-e dugh''. There are some alternative terms for this soup, including ''ash-e mast''. ''Doogh'' in ''ash-e doogh'' means "yogurt", while ''ash-e'' is a form meaning "A(u)sh of", meaning ''A(u)sh (made) of/from yogurt. Ingredients Ash-e doogh is a soup usually made with yogurt or doogh, as well as different kind of herbs (such as coriander, leek, tarragon, mint, and parsley), vegetables (such as spinach, purslane, chickpeas, peas, onion and garlic), lamb meatballs, eggs, rice, salt and several types of spices. Fried mint with oil (and sometime garlic) is used as a topping for the soup. This soup can be made vegetarian. Variations Some people prefer to make this soup with yog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekanjabin
Sekanjabin () is an Iranian drink made of honey and vinegar, usually served in summer. It is sometimes seasoned with Mentha, mint.:fa:سکنجبین Name ''Sekanjabin'' is a Compound (linguistics), compound of ("vinegar") and ("honey"). See also * Oxymel * Shrub (drink) * Switchel References {{portal bar, Food Iranian drinks Vinegar Honey-based beverages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
