Iranian customs and taboos

站图片位置The Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: م ا ل), referred to as Iran, is also known as the "Persian Empire" and the "Persian Empire" in history. It is located in West Asia, bordering Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan in the north, Turkey and Iraq in the west, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east, and facing the countries of the Arabian Peninsula across the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south. It is known as the "European Land Bridge" and the "East-West Air Corridor."

The land area is 1.645 million square kilometers and the population is about 70 million (2014 statistics), of which 66% are Persians, 25% are Azerbaijan, 5% are Kurds, and there are also ethnic minorities such as Arabs, Bakhtiari, Lur, Baluchis and Turkmen. The capital is Teheran. Islam (Shiite) is the state religion of the country. Persian is the official language, and English is mostly used in trade exchanges. The currency is the "Rial".

Iran is one of the famous ancient civilizations. The hard-working and brave Persians created a splendid culture, especially in medicine, astronomy, mathematics, agriculture, architecture, music, philosophy, history, literature, art and crafts. The "Medical Canon" written by the great medical scientist Avicenna in the 11th century AD has a major impact on the development of medicine in Asian and European countries.

The Iranians also built the world's earliest astronomical observatory and invented a date dial that is basically similar to the clocks in use today. Many mathematical works by Iranian scholars have reached a high level. Persian poet Ferdosi's epic "The Book of Kings" and Sadi's "Rose Garden" are not only treasures of Persian literature, but also treasures of the world's literary world.

Iran is a multi-ethnic country, and each ethnic group has its own clothing, but most of the styles are simple and spacious to adapt to the warm climate. Iranian men generally wear long gowns that do not exceed the knees, tight pants that range from the waist to above the feet, and wrap their heads with long turbans. They like to grow beards.

Turkmen women wear knickers, which have small legs and can only pass through their calves to prevent wind and sand from entering. They also use large pieces of cloth to wrap their heads. The headscarves they use when going out are large and thick and small and thin when they are at home. They often wear many ornaments, and sometimes silver coins are sewn on their clothes to make ornaments. In the Qom area of Tehran, women generally wear Islamic standard costumes, covering them with a large black cloth from head to feet, exposing only their eyes and nose.

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is in Iran, and people's speech, behavior, body expressions are very particular. When talking or sitting face to the other person, you should keep your hands flat rather than crossing them. If you speak with your hands crossed, you will be considered arrogant or even considered intentional provocation. Smiling and nodding in Iran are actually just a courtesy gesture by the host and not necessarily an expression of agreement. In addition, because they use their left hand more often when cleaning, they believe that their left hand is unclean, so they cannot use their left hand when touching, taking, or passing things.

When Iranians meet guests, they generally have the habit of shaking hands and kissing each other on both cheeks. Due to the strong concept of hierarchy, meeting etiquette is also different. People with the same identity kiss each other on the lips as a courtesy; people with a slightly lower identity kiss the cheek as a courtesy; people with a large difference in identity, one party bowed down before the other. As a courtesy. In Iran, men do not shake hands with women.

Iranian dining customs are unique. Overall, they like to eat pasta and rice. I like China's pancakes, curry triangle dumplings, fried buns and other foods. The taste of non-staple foods is generally light, preferring slightly spicy food. It pays attention to the small quantity and quality of the dishes, and pays attention to the color, aroma and shape. Of course, different regions are different. People in nomadic areas eat milk, butter, and cheese as their staple foods; people in agricultural areas eat cakes, rice, etc.; what Turkmen are most interested in is sheep's head meat, sheep brain and sheep's feet, which they believe have the highest nutritional value and are often left to children to eat.

Drinking tea is an important part of daily life for Iranians. Most of them like to drink black tea and add sugar to the tea. According to local tradition, Turkmen people must drink black tea before singing. Every festive event, people must drink black tea first and then sing and dance. Since most people in Iran believe in Islam, they abstain from pork and do not eat animals that have died of themselves, died of illness, or were slaughtered without chanting scriptures by imams or mullahs. They also do not eat meat from animals with hateful or irregular appearance, and avoid eating fish without fins or scales.

in Iran. Men and women must be separated when taking public buses. Women take the back of the bus. The subway has a women-only carriage. Men are not allowed to enter, but women can take the men's carriage; you can take a taxi and ride in a mixed car. Don't give a thumbs up when you say things, and it's impolite to point at others with your index finger when you speak. I also hate loud noises.

Iranians generally do not like to have close physical contact with foreigners, so do not hold arms with Iranians, as when taking pictures). The most taboo is that others talk about babies 'eyes and touch children's heads with their hands. If someone does this, they may pay someone to dig out the baby's "evil eyes". The number "13" is also taboo, believing that the number "13" will bring misfortune or disaster to people.

The government also stipulates that no participation in gambling, prostitution and other activities are allowed, and women are not allowed to engage in careers such as singing and dancing. Those who steal other people's property will be punished in accordance with Islamic law, and those who commit armed robbery and rape will be sentenced to death. There shall be no form of fraud in the sale of commodities.