Key Persian cultural traditions, festivals, and everyday social etiquette. Front: the Farsi word or phrase in Persian script with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- نوروز (Nowruz)
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The Persian New Year, celebrated at the spring equinox- هفتسین (haft-sin)
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The seven-item table setting arranged for Nowruz- چهارشنبهسوری (Chāhārshanbe Suri)
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A fire-jumping festival celebrated before Nowruz- سیزدهبدر (Sizdah Bedar)
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Nature day, the 13th day of Nowruz spent outdoors- یلدا (Yaldā)
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The winter solstice celebration, the longest night of the year- تعارف (ta'ārof)
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The Persian custom of polite ritual insistence and modesty- مهماننوازی (mehmān-navāzi)
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Hospitality- چای (chāy)
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Tea, central to Persian hospitality- فرش ایرانی (farsh-e irāni)
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Persian carpet- شعر حافظ (she'r-e Hāfez)
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The poetry of Hafez- فال حافظ (fāl-e Hāfez)
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Fortune-telling using the poems of Hafez- مسجد (masjed)
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Mosque- احترام به بزرگترها (ehterām be bozorg-tar-hā)
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Respecting one's elders- دستبوسی (dast-boosi)
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Kissing an elder's hand as a sign of respect- عید فطر (Eid-e Fetr)
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The festival marking the end of Ramadan
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