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2019-08-02 18:32
Former TV host Rashidpur launches celebration to honor movies on Iran’s attractions
TEHRAN – Reza Rashidpur, the former host of the popular TV programs “Shabe Shishei” and “Hala Khorshid”, has launched a celebration to honor movies and cineastes promoting Iran’s natural and cultural attractions.
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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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2019-02-17 18:33
Iranian manuscript scholars honored at national library
TEHRAN – The 16th Honoring Ceremony for Supporters of Manuscripts was held at the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) on Saturday.
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2019-02-02 21:33
Noruz added to Vancouver calendar of events
TEHRAN – Vancouver City Council has added Noruz, the Persian new year festivity, to its official celebrations and observations calendar.
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2018-12-30 18:21
Book City to celebrate J. D. Salinger’s 100th birthday
TEHRAN – The Book City Institute in Tehran plans to celebrate the 100th birthday of American writer Jerome David Salinger during a program titled “A Day with Salinger”.
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2018-11-28 18:58
Actor Jamshid Mashayekhi celebrates 84th birthday at Iranian Artists Forum
TEHRAN – Jamshid Mashayekhi, star of acclaimed TV series such as “Hezar Dastan” and movies like “Qeisar”, celebrated his 84th birthday at the Iranian Artists Forum on Tuesday evening.
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2018-07-04 18:15
Scholars to celebrate Khayyam millennium in Tehran
TEHRAN – Persian literature aficionados and experts on Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet Omar Khayyam will come together at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center today to celebrate the Khayyam millennium.
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2018-05-13 18:36
Iran to observe Ferdowsi National Day
TEHRAN – Ferdowsi National Day will be celebrated during a miscellany of programs across Iran on Tuesday.
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2018-02-03 20:03
Legendary Pir-e Shaliar warmly remembered in western Iran
TEHRAN – Like every year, Pir-e Shaliar, a legendary figure for Iranian Kurds, was warmly remembered during a vast ceremony held in Uraman Takht rural district.
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2017-07-27 15:54
Sadabad complex to host ancient Amurdad celebration
TEHRAN - The Sadabad Cultural-Historical Complex in Tehran will hold ancient Amurdad celebration that its philosophy accentuates protecting nature and the environment.
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2017-05-21 15:24
Celebrations across Tehran after Rouhani win
Tens of thousands of supporters of President Hassan Rouhani poured into the streets of Tehran on May 20, 2017, at night to celebrate the incumbent's re-election. Mehran Riazi / Tehran Times.
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2017-05-16 18:45
National Ferdowsi Day observed in Tus
Crowds gather around the tomb of Persian poet Ferdowsi in the northeastern Iranian town of Tus on May 15, 2017 to celebrate National Ferdowsi Day. (IRNA/Mohsen Bakhshandeh)
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2017-03-15 18:21
Iran’s cultural offices in 31 countries to celebrate Noruz
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural offices in 31 countries are scheduled to observe Noruz, the celebration Persian New Year from March 20 to April 2.
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2017-03-11 18:29
Iranian maestro Heshmat Sanjari’s 100th birthday celebrated
TEHRAN – The 100th birthday of the deceased Iranian composer Heshmat Sanjari (1918-1995) was celebrated during a ceremony at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on Thursday.
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2017-03-04 18:53
Iranian House of Cinema celebrates Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar win
TEHRAN – Elites of Iranian cinema gathered for a ceremony organized by the Iranian House of Cinema at the Film Museum of Iran on Friday to celebrate filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s win at the 89th Annual Academy Awards.
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2017-01-24 20:05
Choice of Mashhad as Islamic Culture Capital celebrated
TEHRAN – Representatives of 51 Muslim countries gathered in Mashhad on Tuesday to celebrate the choice of the northeastern Iranian city as the Islamic Culture Capital for 2017.
