Updated: 8 July 2019It’s my favorite time of year- mother nature waking up from her winter slumber. The temperature warms up, the air smells different, you start hearing birds chirping again,…
Browsing Category
Iranian Culture
-
-
Welcome to the new series on My Persian Corner: Iranian Culture Boot Camp. This is where we dive into the nitty-gritty details of specific aspects of Iranian culture so that you’ll…
-
Updated: 8 July 2019Chances are you’ve probably never given much thought to the calendar. But in Iran, it’s a different story. For starters, calendars and planners contain 3 dates for any…
-
Updated: 8 July 2019Persian traditional medicine, or tebbe sonnati, has a long history in Iran. If you visit the mausoleum of Avicenna today in Hamedan, you’ll see his many contributions to…
-
Updated: 8 July 2019Farsi? Persian? Iranian? Iran? Persia? There are a lot of terms floating out there. At the end of the day, we pretty much know the country and culture…
-
Updated: 8 July 2019As much as I love Iran and all things related, I admit that I’m a bit choosy when it comes to reading material. I don’t exactly judge a…
-
Updated: 8 July 2019You might be busy Christmas shopping this month, but Iranians are busy preparing for another holiday just a few days before- Shab-e Yalda, or Yalda Night, an ancient…
-
Updated: 8 July 2019 I can’t say that culture shock played a significant role in my acclimation period in Iran since it was, after all, a place that I had been…