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International Children, Youth Theater Festival kicks off in Hamedan

The opening ceremony of the 29th edition of Iran's International Theater Festival for Children and Young Adults was held on Friday (November 1, 2024) in Iran's Hamedan city. The festival is underway from November 1 to 7.
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Photo: Seyed Mosleh Pikhezranian - M.Mehdi Pourarab

Hazar Daf ceremony in Iranian village

The Hezar-Daf (Thousand-Daf) ceremony was held on April 19, 2024, in the historical village of Palangan. This village is located in Kurdistan province, western Iran. The event was attended by a large number of people, including officials and daf players from across the country. During this religious and mystic ritual, daf players stand on the roofs of terraced houses in Palangan and play the daf, a traditional musical instrument, while singing religious songs. Palangan is renowned for its unique terraced structure and stunning natural beauty. It stands as one of the prominent tourist attractions in the town of Kamyaran.
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Photo: Seyed Mosleh Pirkhezeranian

Hezar Daf ceremony in Iranian Village

The religious ceremony of Hezar Daf took place on April 4, 2024, in Degagah village, located in Kurdistan province, western Iran. The event was attended by a group of chanters and the Hezar Daf group.
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Photo: Mojtaba Mohammadi

Shopping for Yalda Night in Iran’s Rasht

The Yalda Night is one of the oldest festivals in Iran which is celebrated every year on the winter solstice. Pictures show the people in the northern Iranian city of Rasht shopping for what they need during Yald Night which is the longest night of the year.
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Iran's short documentary awarded at IFFC Indian festival

Tehran, IRNA – The short documentary film ‘The Beating Heart of the Middle East,’ directed and produced by Rama Nami, has grabbed the best movie award from the International Festival of Short Films on Cultural Tourism (IFFC), India.
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West uses women's rights as tool to pressure independent countries: Raisi

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has emphasized that Westerners keep using women's rights issues as a tool to exert pressure on independent countries.
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Iran selects ‘The Night Guardian’ for 2024 OSCARS

Tehran, IRNA – Iran has selected “The Night Guardian,” directed by Reza Mirkarimi as its representative for the 2024 OSCARS.
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Water sports festival in Iran’s Bushehr

A water sports festival with the participation of athletes in 11 water sports fields was held in Bushehr province on the edge of the Persian Gulf on July 17, 2023. (IRNA photos/ Afsaneh Jafari)
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Festival of Pak-Iran Heritage Exchange Program

The series of photos show a two-day festival titled Pak-Iran Heritage Exchange Program that kicked off on July 15, 2023, in Lahore, northeast of Pakistan. (Photos via IRNA Islamabad bureau)
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Festival of ethnic groups in southwestern Iran

A first festival of Iran’s ethnic groups in Iran's southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari began with the participation of Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare Solat Mortazavi in Deh Cheshmeh village of Farsan county on June 24, 2023. (IRNA photos, Ahmad Riahi Dehkordi)
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Rosewater festival in Iran's Kordestan Province

The Rose Water Festival that is regarded as a bridge between art and clture was held on Friday - June 9, 2023- in one of the villages of Kordestan Province, western Iran. (IRNA photos/ Mosleh Pirkhezranian).
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Flower and rose water festival in Darab

An eleventh round of a flower and rose water festival was held in the presence of Mohammad Aghamiri, Iran's acting minister of agriculture, on May 27, 2023, in Layzangan Village of Darab County in the southern Iranian province of Fars. (IRNA photos/Reza Ghaderi)
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Kite flying festival in Iran's Zanjan

Photos show people participating in a kite flying festival in a 550-year-old caravanserai in Nik Pey County, in Zanjan province, in northern Iran on May 19, 2023. (IRNA photos/Bahram Bayat)
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Festival of Iranian ethnic groups

The iconic Azadi Square in the capital Tehran is hosting a festival dubbed “Village of Spring in Iran” during the Persian New Year holidays. Ethic groups from across the country are presenting local cuisine and showcasing handicrafts, among other things at the festival. Tehran, March 27, 2023. IRNA/Mohsen Vanaee
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Festival of Culture, Ethnic Groups in Northern Iran

The photo album depicts the 15th edition of the Festival of Culture and Ethnic Groups in Gorgan city, Golestan Province, Iran. November 12, 2022. IRNA/ Rahele Hesari
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Tehran organizes Ethnicities Unity Festival

The Cultural & Art Organization of Tehran has organized the Unity of Iranian Ethnicities Festival in Tehran. The festival aims to introduce the culture, civilization, and customs of the original Iranian ethnic groups. The event is currently underway until October 21, 2022, around the Chitgar Lake of the capital city. Tehran, Iran. October 21, 2022. IRNA/ Asghar Khamseh
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39th Tehran International Short Film Festival kicks off

Tehran, IRNA – The 39th edition of Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) started on October 19 (Wednesday) in Tehran.
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Soup, handicrafts exhibition opened in Zanjan city

The 15th Iranian national soup (Aash) festival and Iran's 16th National Handicrafts exhibition were opened at Zanjan International Exhibition. Zanjan Province, Iran. October 15, 2022. IRNA/ Bahram Bayat
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IRNA photojournalist wins Intl. Sports Photo Festival of Iran

Tehran, IRNA - Ahmad Moeini Jam, a photojournalist working with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), has won the award of the 5th International Sports Photo Festival of Iran.
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10th int'l Daf Festival in Sanandaj

Sanandaj city in Kordestan province hosted the 10th edition of the Navaye Rahmat (Sound of Mercy) International Daf (a Middle Eastern frame drum musical instrument) Festival to underscore the need for consolidating unity and solidarity with the motto of “Art, Convergence, and Kindness” on Thursday afternoon when some Daf players performed street performances. Sanandaj, July 15, 2022. IRNA/Mosleh Pirkhezraeyan
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1st painting festival "Human Rights in The Shadows" ends

According to the public relations of the Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, the award ceremony of the first painting festival "Human Rights in the Shadow" was attended by professors, painting judges, artists, and families of victims of terrorism.
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4th night of nat'l folklore music festival in Shiraz

The second national folklore music festival and rituals of Iranian ethnic groups continued in the city of Shiraz for the fourth night on Wednesday. Ethnic groups from Mazandaran and Khorasan provinces performed on Wednesday. The festival began on May 15 and runs for six days. May 19, IRNA/Reza Qaderi
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Second folklore music fest to be held in south Iran in mid-May

Tehran, IRNA – The second national folklore music festival is slated for mid-May for six days in southern cultural Iranian city of Shiraz, Fars Province.
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Iran's Death of Birthday wins best film award at Pambujan Intl' Film Festival

Tehran, IRNA – The short film 'Death of Birthday' directed by Alireza Saadi received the best film award at the Pambujan International Film Festival in the Philippines.
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Iranian Film “Dayan” wins two prizes at American Festival

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian film “Dayan”, by Behrouz Nouranipour, was awarded two prizes at the IndieFEST Film Awards.
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Iranian critic becomes jury member of FIPRESCI int'l film festival

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian film critic, researcher, filmmaker, actor, author, translator and university professor, Hamed Soleimanzadeh, was elected as a jury member of International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
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Iranian actress chairs 28th Vesoul Intl' Film Fest of Asian Cinemas elects

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian actress, Leila Hatami, was elected as the president jury of the 28th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas.
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Iran's Farhadi to receive directing award at Palm Springs Film Fest

Tehran, IRNA – The American "Variety" magazine announced that this magazine "will honor two-time Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 7 as part of the publication’s annual '10 Directors to Watch' and Creative Impact Awards brunch at the Parker Palm Springs."
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Iran attends Najaf goods festival

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian companies participated in Najaf goods festival which started work on Wednesday.
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'The Recess' of Iran receives Best Short Fiction Film Award in Indonesia

Tehran, IRNA –"The Recess", acclaimed movie by Iranian Director Navid Nikkhah Azad receives the Best Short Fiction Film Award at IPSMF (International Photography and Short Movie Festival) in Indonesia.
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