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2023-03-18 19:14
By Afshin Majlesi
Happy Noruz: a celebration for 300 million people
TEHRAN – On March 21, over 300 million people worldwide start celebrating Noruz – an ancient festival that marks the Persian New Year and the official beginning of spring.
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2023-01-07 18:57
Iranian Armenians celebrate Christmas
TEHRAN - Unlike all other Christians who consider January 1 as the beginning of the new year, Iranian Armenians follow the Oriental Orthodox denomination of Christianity and accordingly, celebrate Christmas on January 6.
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2022-12-25 21:00
Christmas celebrations being held in Iran
TEHRAN – In different provinces across the country, Christian Iranians are celebrating the New Year holidays since Sunday. There have been Christmas celebrations for centuries in a country whose majority is Muslim.
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2022-01-02 15:19
Saint Sarkis Cathedral hosts New Year’s celebration
Christians in Tehran gathered at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral on Friday night, celebrating the New Year in the presence of Bishop Sibo Sarkisian.
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2022-01-01 18:33
Ayatollah Raisi congratulates leaders of Christian countries on New Year
TEHRAN – In separate messages to the leaders of Christian countries, Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated them on the birthday of Jesus Christ and the New Year.
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2021-12-28 21:53
A Saudi ‘tragic note for Yemenis’ on Christmas
TEHRAN – Over the last few days, several world media outlets have unabashedly touted the “change” in Saudi society as a new positive chapter in the history of a kingdom deeply involved in the killing of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis.
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2021-12-25 18:43
Iran FM congratulates Christians on Nativity
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has issued a message congratulating all Christians around the world on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ and Christmas.
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2021-12-24 23:53
Raisi offers Christmas greetings to Pope, Christians
TEHRAN - President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran has penned a letter congratulating Pope Francis on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ and the Gregorian New Year.
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2020-12-30 15:50
Photo By: Samira Nazari
Christmas in Tehran
Festive lights and Santa Claus figures decorate window displays of some shops in Tehran as shoppers visit streets to purchase Christmas presents on a mild and overcast night, December 29, 2020.
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2020-12-26 12:49
Leader congratulates Christians, Muslims on Christmas
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has congratulated all Christians and Muslims on the occasion of Jesus Christ’s birth anniversary.
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2020-12-25 21:19
Rouhani congratulates world leaders, Pope Francis on Christmas
TEHRAN – In separate messages, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and world leaders on the birthday of Jesus Christ.
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2020-12-20 22:05
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Christmas celebrations going virtual in Iran
TEHRAN – In the light of the global pandemic, Christmas is celebrated virtually, unlike usual gatherings, among Iranian Christians to prevent the COVID-19 transmission chain.
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2020-12-19 22:03
By Afshin Majlesi
Another coronavirus casualty: how Iranians are preparing for the Yalda night?
Children chasing each other, mothers setting out dried nuts, pomegranates, and watermelons amongst other fine foodstuffs, and fathers watching a ball game amid all! Does it sound familiar?
