We Iranians use various ways to greet one another. This is part of our culture and greeting is about paying respect. Nouroz greeting however is really special, it has many elements of positive psychology. This is something to acknowledge and celebrate. 1. Har roz Nouroz and Nouroz piroz = Everyday be Nouroz and Nouroz be…
Category: Iranian Culture
The sum of who we are.
CHAHARSHANBE SORI and our Health
Every year, the last Tuesday of the last week, before the Iranian New Year, we Iranians / Persian / Farsi communities, we celebrate. In the evening of Tuesday, it is our time to jump over fire. We name this event as Chahar-Shanbeh-Sori or Wednesday-party, while the party is really on in the Tuesday evening. This…
Nouroz
Nouroz symbolizes growth, change, and human development. In our Iranian culture we celebrate Nouroz which is the first day of spring. We have to acknowledge the fact that Afghans, Tajiks, and several other nations also celebrate Nouroz. Without doubt we are proud of our connection to the mother earth, the only reason for our New…
Culture is our only Weapon
Culture is the implicit and explicit manifestation of our shared values,ideas, believes, and heritage. Our Iranian culture or better to say our Persian culture has always been part of what we do, how we think, how we behave, and how we feel. After three decades of living in paradoxes, we Iranian are learning gradually to…
Survival of a Culture
Survival of a Culture, the Iranian culture, depends on us. Who else? Our Iranian community has an outstanding need to talk about many topics. Victimization is a concept we do not know much about, although all of us, nine out of ten of us, have been victims of crime, trauma, sexism, oppression, gender apartheid, racism,…