Persische Kultur & Feiertage

Members of Iran’s parliament at the Majlis in Tehran in 1906

Why Is 14 Mordad Important? Iran’s Constitution...

Why 14 Mordad commemorates Iran’s 1906 constitutional decree, how the Majles emerged, and why the Fundamental Law came later.

Why Is 14 Mordad Important? Iran’s Constitution...

Why 14 Mordad commemorates Iran’s 1906 constitutional decree, how the Majles emerged, and why the Fundamental Law came later.

Sabzi khordan fresh herbs beside saffron rice and an Iranian meal in Karaj

What Is Sabzi Khordan? The Persian Fresh Herb P...

Learn what sabzi khordan means, which fresh herbs belong on the Persian platter, how it is served with bread and cheese, and how diaspora cooks adapt it.

What Is Sabzi Khordan? The Persian Fresh Herb P...

Learn what sabzi khordan means, which fresh herbs belong on the Persian platter, how it is served with bread and cheese, and how diaspora cooks adapt it.

Qajar-era portrait of a young Iranian prince, painted in Iran around 1820

Why Do Qajar Portraits Look So Distinctive?

Qajar portraits combine Persian pattern, European technique, royal propaganda, changing beauty ideals, and early photography. Learn how to read their distinctive visual language.

Why Do Qajar Portraits Look So Distinctive?

Qajar portraits combine Persian pattern, European technique, royal propaganda, changing beauty ideals, and early photography. Learn how to read their distinctive visual language.

Safavid Iranian planispheric astrolabe made in Mashhad in 1654–55

What Do the Persian Month Names Mean? Farvardin...

Learn what all 12 Persian month names mean, how their ancient Iranian roots survive in the Solar Hijri calendar, and why Mordad is the odd one out.

What Do the Persian Month Names Mean? Farvardin...

Learn what all 12 Persian month names mean, how their ancient Iranian roots survive in the Solar Hijri calendar, and why Mordad is the odd one out.

Golden saffron tahdig, the crisp rice crust from the bottom of a Persian rice pot

What Is Tahdig? Why Persian Rice Gets a Golden ...

Tahdig means “bottom of the pot,” but Iran’s golden rice crust is more than a translation. Learn how it crisps, its variations, and how it differs from tahchin.

What Is Tahdig? Why Persian Rice Gets a Golden ...

Tahdig means “bottom of the pot,” but Iran’s golden rice crust is more than a translation. Learn how it crisps, its variations, and how it differs from tahchin.

Seventeenth-century Persian Polonaise carpet attributed to Isfahan, Iran, woven in silk with gold and silver thread

Do Persian Rugs Really Have an Intentional Flaw?

Do Persian rugs contain a deliberate mistake because only God is perfect? Museum and UNESCO sources reveal a tradition more nuanced than the legend.

Do Persian Rugs Really Have an Intentional Flaw?

Do Persian rugs contain a deliberate mistake because only God is perfect? Museum and UNESCO sources reveal a tradition more nuanced than the legend.