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Ramadan, The Holy Moon

Ramadan, The Holy Month
Millions of Muslims around the world mark the start of Ramadan - a month of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting, and nightly feasts. Let's know more about Ramadan. Historic roots: fasting is a common ritual practiced by most religions and was known in pre-Islamic Arabia. There were several Gnostic sects, Christian and Manichean missionaries that practiced fasting and were present in Arabia at the time of Prophet Muhammad.

 Nowruz is the oldest mythological celebration in Iran and the world

Nowruz is the oldest mythological celebration in Iran and the world
Nowruz is the oldest celebration in Iran, which has deep roots in the ancient history of Iran, and is celebrated by more than 300 million people around the world on March 21. It is the day of the vernal equinox, which marks the passage of the sun over the equator and the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere. Nowruz is one of the oldest and most beloved festivities celebrated for at least 3,000 years.

World Intangible Cultural Heritages of Iran

World Intangible Cultural Heritages of Iran
UNESCO installed its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage to make sure higher safety of essential intangible cultural heritages globally and the attention to their significance. An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or ability taken into consideration with the aid of using UNESCO to be a part of a place's cultural heritage; it comprises "nonphysical highbrow belongings, inclusive of folklore, customs, beliefs, traditions, knowledge, and language" in assessment to tangible heritage...

Iranian Miniature: Iran's intangible heritage in UNESCO

Iranian Miniature: Iran's intangible heritage in UNESCO
It is difficult to trace the origins of the art of Persian miniature, as it reached its peak mainly during the Mongol and Timurid periods (13th - 16th Century). Mongolian rulers of Iran instilled the cult of Chinese painting and brought with them a great number of Chinese artisans. Paper itself, reached Persia from China in 753 AD. Hence, the Chinese influence is very strong. The most important function of the miniature is an illustration. It gave a visual image to the literary plot, making it more enjoyable, and easier to understand. Miniature developed into a marriage of artistic and poetic languages and obtained deep and sincere accordance with poetry.

Iran Food tourism is an opportunity for Iranian ecotourism

Iran Food tourism is an opportunity for Iranian ecotourism
Opportunity for Sustainable Development of Rural Areas in Iran
Rural Tourism has substantially developed in the world in the past few decades and has regularly been added to the scope of its diversity. Food Tourism is a subset of rural tourism which is considered by planners and policy-makers in some countries with respect to its function and its benefits. Over the past decade, increasing competition among tourism destinations has led to the growth remarkable in tourism attractions in order to attract tourists and their satisfaction.  Nowadays, food tourism has been recognized as one of the main tools for rural and regional development in many countries.