Iranian sailors perform Razif ritual, a time-honored musical folk dance, while boarding a wooden launch off the coasts of Bandar-e Kong in the Persian Gulf, April 7, 2018.

Razif used to be played out by native sailors before they set foot on the mainland to get rid of long-journey exhaustion.

Over the past decades that motor-vessels have become more prevalent, such cultural heritage seems to be fading away.

Nowadays, Razif is usually practiced in wedding celebrations and other cheerful ceremonies across the region.

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