TEHRAN – Deilamun, a major ensemble playing Gilaki folk music, which is performed in the northern Iranian province of Gilan, will give performances at Expo Milan 2015.

The ensemble is due to give several ritual performances accompanied with traditional songs of the region during their stay, the Contemporary Art Development Institute said in a press release on Monday.

People in Gilan celebrate the arrival of spring with the ritual performance of Arus-Guley, in which the ghul, a beast symbolizing winter is defeated by arus (bride) who symbolizes spring.

The ceremony is one of the rituals to be performed at the expo which focuses on green planet this year with the central theme of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”.

Zagrosneshinan was the first ensemble who was dispatched to Milan during the early days of expo.

12 Iranian ensembles are scheduled to give performances during the event. Iran has a large pavilion at the expo.

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