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2019-08-17 18:37
Love is Folly festival to screen movies from Iran
TEHRAN – “Yeva” and “Dayan” will be competing in the 27th Love is Folly International Film Festival, which will take place in Varna, Bulgaria from August 23 to September 1.
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2019-08-04 19:36
Yazd festival offering local Iranian dishes
TEHRAN – A wide variety of dishes, indigenous to many corners of Iran, are being offered to visitors under one roof in the city of Yazd, central Iran.
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2019-07-27 18:32
Festival of local games held in Javaher Dasht
A traditional festival of local games was held in the northern village of Javaher Dasht on July 25 and 26, 2019, highlighted by various outdoor games, competitions, and entertaining programs.
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2019-07-20 20:24
Scorching summertime: festival of ice-cream, cold drinks opens in Tehran
TEHRAN – A festival of ice-cream and cold drinks opened to the public on Thursday at the Eshraq Cultural Center, northeast Tehran.
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2019-07-15 21:48
Tea harvest festival brings travelers, nature lovers together
Farmers, clad in colorful traditional outfits, are seen during a tea harvest festival in Darbaq village, northern Iran, July 14, 2019.
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2019-07-09 21:11
Kebab festival to bring foodies, meat eaters together
TEHRAN – Tens of chefs will show off skills at a major kebab festival, which is scheduled to be held on August 15 and 16 in Golpayegan, a central Iranian city famous for its tasty kebabs.
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2019-07-02 20:16
Tirgan, a feast in honor of rain
Tirgan (also known as Jashn-e Tirgan) is a time-honored Iranian festival usually observed as a rain festival. Tiragan, along with Noruz, Yalda Night and Mehregan are amongst feasts widely celebrated in the ancient land.
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2019-07-01 19:51
Iranian nomads attend festival in Kazakhstan
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian nomads, who are natives of Golestan province, promoted traditions, skills and arts at Koshpendiler Alemi, a festival of ethno-culture of nomads, held in Kazakhstan.
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2019-06-15 21:26
Rosewater festivals attract travelers to northern Iranian villages
TEHRAN - Every year, by early June, rosewater festivals take center stage in Gildeh and several neighboring villages, attracting hundreds of travelers to Shaft county of the northern Gilan province.
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2019-06-09 20:34
Tehran gastronomy festival to focus on healthy food
TEHRAN – Tehran will be hosting a gastronomy festival on June 15, which aims to bring healthy food and diet into sharp focus.
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2019-06-08 19:40
Ardebil to host chamomile harvesting festival
TEHRAN – Iran’s popular holiday destination, Fandoqlu Forest, known for flower farming and cool weather, will host its 5th National Festival of Chamomile Flowers this month.
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2019-05-31 18:16
Iranian films praised at Spain’s Imagine India
TEHRAN – Iranian cinema was praised at the Festival Imagine India, which took place in the Spanish capital of Madrid from May 17 to 31.
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2019-05-29 20:56
Meybod to host major Zilou festival
TEHRAN – Meybod is preparing to host a major festival of Zilou, a traditional type of floor covering, which the Iranian oasis city is famous for.
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2019-05-06 20:23
Iran celebrates cuisine at Tbilisi festival
TEHRAN – On May 5, a group of Iranian exhibitors offered various Iranian tea, honey, herbal ingredients and cuisine at a Tbilisi festival, where food fans were able to savor local tastes from all over the country.
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2019-05-05 08:40
Tourism chief cuts ribbon on major tulip festival
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Saturday inaugurated the 21st Gachsar Tulip Festival which puts on show tens of thousands of flowers, CHTN reported.
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2019-04-30 21:10
Tehran to host intl. gastronomy festival
TEHRAN – The Iranian capital will be hosting a major international culinary festival from August 20 to 25.
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2019-04-30 20:47
Rosewater festivals attract holidaymakers from home and abroad
TEHRAN – Every year, by late April, thousands of holidaymakers start to visit Kashan or its neighboring villages, where many local rosewater festivals take center stage in the central Iranian region.
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2019-03-18 22:17
Chaharshanbeh-Suri: A reddish salute to new Iranian year
As every last Tuesday of the Iranian calendar year comes, millions of Iranians make bonfires at sunset to jump over the fire till midnight to observe Chaharshanbe-Suri, just days before Noruz, the New Year holidays.
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2019-03-13 21:33
Travel in Iran seen to grow by 20% over Noruz holidays: tourism chief
TEHRAN – Iran tourism chief has estimated that domestic trips would grow by 20 percent over the New Year holidays (Noruz, staring March 21) from a year earlier, Mehr reported.
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2019-01-28 21:05
Iranian festival to highlight Zilou weaving art
TEHRAN – Iran’s historical city of Meybod plans to hold a festival on February 16 with the goal of highlighting traditional floor covering Zilou.
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2019-01-19 18:44
Iranian stuntmen seek domestic film festivals’ recognition
TEHRAN – Iranian stuntmen came together in a meeting in Tehran on Friday evening to ask the organizers of Iranian film festivals and events to recognize them as a group active in the film industry.
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2019-01-14 22:41
Ardebil hosting national festival of tribes
TEHRAN – A national festival of tribes is currently underway in the city of Sareyn, northwestern province of Ardebil.
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2019-01-01 19:04
Czech, Slovakian festival of Iranian films unveils lineup
TEHRAN – The Iranian Film Festival, which will be held in Czech and Slovakia, has unveiled its official lineup.
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2018-12-17 21:01
Tehran festival to mark Yalda, Christmas bonds
TEHRAN – Yalda - the longest night of the year - and Christmas, as deeply-rooted-in-time celebrations, share common, cultural or historical links, which are set to be highlighted during a festival on December 20.
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2018-12-03 22:47
Pomegranate festival kicks off in Tehran
TEHRAN – Yesterday, a major pomegranate festival, featuring various traditions from across the country, opened to the public at the Eshraq Cultural Center, northeast Tehran.
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2018-11-22 08:46
Mashhad to host intl. gastronomy festival
TEHRAN – Mashhad will host an international culinary festival from November 28 to 30.
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2018-11-12 22:58
Tehran to host pomegranate festival
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex will be hosting a pomegranate festival dedicated to western Iranian farmers and producers.
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2018-11-06 07:51
Golestan province preparing for tribes festival
TEHRAN – Iran’s northern Golestan province, which is home to various ethnic communities, is preparing to hold the 12th International Festival of Tribes Culture on the theme of “unity between tribespeople”.
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2018-10-22 21:21
Bileh Savar to host two-hump camel festival
TEHRAN – Iran’s northwestern city of Bileh Savar will host a festival of two-hump camels to promote tourism and nomadic cultural heritage, CHTN reported.
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2018-10-22 19:51
Pomegranate festival marks harvest season in Uraman
Local children and young adults, clad in colorful traditional clothes, carry baskets of pomegranates during a local festival in Uraman, western Kordestan province, October 20, 2018.
