Not Your Traditional New Year’s Eve
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated towards the end of March each year. This is a mega holiday lasting nearly two full weeks, that isn’t exclusively celebrated in Iran. Other countries to enjoy this festive time include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan and many others.
Not Your Traditional New Years Eve
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Persians and their Wine
While alcohol is forbidden in Iran, a discovery made by the University of Pennsylvania suggests that we have the Persions to thank for the invention of wine. This came largely due to excavations at Hajji Firuz Tepe in Iran itself, which adds another notch to the historic diversity already present in the country. It’s just a pity that the locals can’t enjoy their own discovery too.
Persians And Their Wine
