Since my minor is Archeology I have decided to use The site of Persepolis as my first culture post. Persepolis is located east of what is today Shiraz, in the Fars province of Iran. In antiquity this city was known as Parsa. The site is a complex s
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Perhaps the most notable form of non-verbal communication in India is the Indian head bob. Not a nod of affirmation, not a shake of disagreement, but a motion somewhere in between. And what does it mean? It depends. The head bob can mean a numb
Read more…After my first meeting with Maya and discussed various things she experienced while living overseas for several years, I decided discuss a tradition called Birthright in which she participated. Birthright is a program offered to Americans that sends
Read more…The architecture of Istanbul is world renowned and a significant amount of it is due to the State Architect Koca Mimar Sinan. Sinan acquired this position under Sultan Suleyman (1520-66) after his completion of the Sehzade Mosque which was a tribute
Read more…The Nowruz, means"New light"is the name of the iranina new year in teh iranian calendar also refered to as in the persian empire. This marks the first day of the spring adn it was celebrated on teh day of the astronomical vernal equinox, ususally in
Read more…The Persian dance is from Iran, This dance is composed of the motion of the upper body with an emphasis on the movement of the hands and a lot of facial expressions as points for attention. Persian classical dance is lack the hip movement of the arab
Read more…The Persian custom of marriages divided in two ceremonies which take place occasionally on the same day other times there coulees also be a day or two between each ceremony. The first part is called the "Aghd" which is the legal part of the marriage,
Read more…In our class, we've been talking a lot about listening to our languages and how that can help us to learn. I wanted to be able to listen to some music in Persian, but had never heard any myself and didn't really know where to begin and so I decided
Read more…As I was studying the history of the Persian language, I learned that the oldest written record of the language is the Behistun Inscription, and so I wanted to learn some more about this Inscription and its historic, cultural, and linguistic importan
Read more…Why did you pick 'your' SDLAP language? What about it--either the language itself or the culture(s) where it is spoken--interests you? What do you plan to explore this semester?
Read more…Taarof is a very unique aspect of Persian culture. It is a form of civility that includes a system of linguistic and behavioral strategies that allows people to interact harmoniously. Although it doesn't have a direct western equivalent, taarof coul
Read more…Persian or Farsi?
There are two names for this language - Persian and Farsi. When I first began to study the language, I encountered these two name and wondered if they referred to the same thing or if they had slightly different meanings, and so I
Read more…I've always been interested in how the home is viewed in various cultures. Not only does the physical design of residential houses differ between cultures, but often, the purpose of the home also differs. In the US, it seems to me like homes are en
Read more…I evolved as a self directed learning in many ways. I mentally engage the material I wanted to learn using ideas and methods you can immediately use within the Internet and what the global studio has to offer, material in reserves. I focus on doing a
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