In addition to the core activities of reading the Megillah, sending gifts (mishloach manot), and donating three half shekels ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

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TEHRAN - Arg-e Rayen stands as one of Iran’s most magnificent historical landmarks and is famed as the “second-largest adobe ...

Ramzan Karim, dear readers. Ramzan lasts a month, depending on the sighting of the new moon. It began on March 1 this year.

Thun is a place most people pass through, lured away by the excitement of Bern, the capital city to the north ... private homes and walled gardens, which back onto the path.

A NATIONAL Trust site will soon be reopening a historic feature for the spring and summer months. The Walled Gardens at Croome Court, near Pershore, will reopen in April and will remain open to ...

The former kings used to reside in this city. These towns are walled and feature well-maintained streets ... This finding is significant because, until now, our knowledge of Begada came from Persian, ...

Jaipur: Rampant new constructions within the Walled City have considerably diminished the architectural uniformity of its buildings' configurations and proportions. According to senior officials ...