Traditional Persian celebrations like Chaharshanbe-Suri, Mehregan, Chelleh-Neshini, Yalda night, and regional music have been introduced and recently registered to the first World Silk Roads Living Heritage summit, which was hosted by the international network for the Silk Roads Programme for Asia and the Pacific (itself a UNESCO Category 2 center in South Korea under the […]
Cultural experts and professors present in the Khorramrooz program, which was recently held at the Mana House, emphasized the importance of Yalda night a celebration of hope, symbolic of the peace and harmony valued by the countries holding this ritual. “As of today, time is fixed for a duration of 4 days and the Sun […]
Iran’s national program for the preservation of the traditional art of calligraphy has recently been globally registered in UNESCO. According to reports from the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, the case for “The National Program for the Preservation of Traditional Art of Calligraphy in Iran” was under review from December 13th to December 18th, 2021, […]
Regarding the registration of Hawraman Cultural Landscape on the UNESCO World Heritage List, a virtual talk (live broadcast) was held on the Instagram page (@ unesco. Iran) of the Iranian National Commission on 29 July 2021. SeyyedAhmad Mohit Tabatabaei, a cultural heritage researcher and president of Nowruz Club was host of the virtual talk. Hojatollah […]
Referring to the historical and mythological roots of “Tirgan” festival in Iranian traditions, Seyyed Ahmad Mohit Tabatabaei, researcher and president of Nowruz Club, said: “On the one hand, this festival is considered as summery revolution and the beginning of the summer season, and on the other hand, in mythical narratives, Tirgan is associated with Water […]
The World Heritage Committee today added 13 cultural sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in Mexico. Roșia Montană Mining Landscape (Romania), was simultaneously inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger pending the removal of threats to its integrity posed by possible extractive activities. These additions […]
The World Heritage Committee today (25/07/2021) inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China (China), Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (India), Trans-Iranian Railway (Iran), and Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences (Spain), on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou (China). […]
In the ceremony held for commemorating Saadi, Mir Jalal al-Din Kazazi, while explaining different aspects of Saadi’s poems, said: “Persian language is one of the most advanced languages in the world.” According to the public relations department of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, commemoration ceremony of “Saadi, the Iranian poet” was held on 25 […]
Iran is a colorful country In the ceremony held for the inauguration of Garden of Culture of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, Secretary-General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO said:in this beautiful small garden, we have showcased the buildings of colorful Iran and tried to represent the lives of Iranian people in the […]
Tehran – IRNA – Secretary-General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO mentioned at the virtual opening ceremony of the “Iran Porgohar” photo exhibition that: “The people of Iran and Armenia have a long and deep relationship with each other and our cultural relations with Armenians are very wide.” According to the public relations of […]
Garden of Culture of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO will be inaugurated in cooperation with the Municipality of Karaj. According to the public relations department of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, Garden of Culture of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, which is located in the Little Iran Park of Alborz Province, will […]
Introduction Through the rich history of Persia, few cultural elements have remained intact, one of which is the art of narration. Ever since Aryans entered the plateau of Iran, they brought this way of performance art with themselves through which they would tell the stories of their ancestors and later the epics of their gods. […]
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