IRANIAN

CULTURE
COSTUME
Dresses are conservative.
Women need to wear the veil to
cover hair when they are in public.
Men should not wear tie and not
able to shave
 Sunni and Shi'i are the two

RELIGION largest branches of Islam

About 90 percent of Iranians
practice Shi'ism - the official
religion of Iran
Shi'is : followers of Muhammad's
son-in-law Ali (believe that only
descendants of the prophet
should be leadersof society)
 Sunnis : believe members of the

RELIGION community, or shura, should

consult and decide on who the
caliph should be
The disagreement has
historically resulted in schism
and civil war
WORSHIP #1 Salat-ul-Fajr : Between the first
light of dawn and sunrise
5 TIMES A #2 Salat-ul-Zuhr: After Midday
DAY #3 Salat-ul-Asr: Mid-afternoon

#4 Salat-ul-Maghrib: Sunset
#5 Salat-ul-Isha: From one and
a half hours after sunset
 There are 32 alphabets in
WRITING Persian language
WRITING It is written from right to
left.
 WRITING

Ghazal
-Mostly talking about
loss and romantic love
-composed of more
than 5 couplets
 LANGUAGE
Persian language is also known as Farsi, mostly spoken
in Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
It has the most difficult words and tongue twister
The oldest text is found in 6th century BC, called clay
Cyrus cylinder inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform script
which is known as the oldest writing system in the world
 GENDER
INEQUALITY

Men have more

rights than
women
 Iranian women are considered to be
GENDER a property
no job for women
INEQUALITY
Women need to be at home and
taking care of children
 Women are activist in Iranian
GENDER
Revolution
INEQUALITY Women are not allowed to cheer
sports in the stadium
"It's true that, in Iran, women have half of
the rights men do. And yet 66 percent of
students are women ."

Marjane Satrapi

FAMILY
VALUE
the family = the basis
of the social structure.
Iranians take their
responsibilities to their family
quite seriously.
Families tend to be small, only 1
or 2 children
The individual derives a social
network and assistance in times
of need from the family.
Female relatives must be
protected from outside
influences and are taken care
of at all times.
It is inappropriate to ask
questions about an Iranian's
wife or other female relatives.
Loyalty to the family
comes before other
social relationship,
even business.
Nepotism is considered
a good thing, since it
implies that employing
people one knows and
trusts is of primary
importance.
 FOOD IN IRAN

Between Greek and Indian

More various than Greek
Healthy fresh fruit, vegetable, and
meat
Main meal usually be at one oclock
Start with fresh green scallions,
radishes, fresh basil, mint,
coriander
Severed with unleavened bread
and white cheese
 Chelow Kabab
Is comprised of fillet of lamb
NATIONAL DISH Chelow Kabab Is comprised of fillet
N A T I Oof N lamb
AL DISH
Marinated in lemon juice, onion, and
M a r i n a tsaffron
ed in lemon
juice, onion, and
saffron
 Popular drink that is distributed to many
PERSIAN TEA religious over the world
"CHAI" chai is a basic black tea packed with a big
spiced flavor often acting as an aid for
digestion as well as giving one a positive
sense of well-being
Are produced and harvested in Caspian
Sea
chai is an important part of everyday life
and a must-have during any celebration
 IRAN ETIQUETTE
Iranian are mainly influenced by the art of

Taarof.

The art of excessive politeness and humility

To treat the guest better than own family

(even there are not intimated)

Usually a play of words until offerer or

recipient agrees

For example, if we are invited to have a

dinner, and we want more food from host,

Taarof requires us to say no even if host offers

us.
 MEHREGAN
FESTIVAL
Also known as Persian Festival of
Autumn, which celebrated in honor
of Minthra.
Minthra is the believe in
Zoroatrainism that related to love,
friendship, and knowledge.
SADEH
FESTIVAL
The festival that celebrate after
Iranian New Year.
This festival set up during winter;
therefore, they would light up the
fire.
Here, they believe that to do this is
to defeat the darkness and cold.
 YALDA
FESTIVAL
This festival is the longest and
darkest night of the year.
They will gathered together with
friends and family for having a meal
and reading some poems.
Red color fruits are popular during
this time because they believe that
these are the sign for glow of life.
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