www.tehrantimes.com The Mazandaran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department (MCHTD) plans to hold the first International Festival of the Common Heritage of the Caspian Sea Littoral Nations from April 15 to 20 in Mazandran Province, MCHTD director Delavar Bozorgnia announced.
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan Republic, Afghanistan, and some other countries are scheduled to participate in the event, which will be focusing on Noruz (Iranian New Year) and the development of cultural bonds, Bozorgnia added.
On the sidelines of the festival, experts from Iran and nine other countries will deliver lectures in the Common Culture Conference, which is to be held on April 16 and 17 in Sari, he stated.
He went on to say that 15 bands form Gilan, Ardebil, Kermanshah, Lorestan, and other Iranian provinces and eight foreign bands will perform songs relevant to Noruz and spring in the Noruzkhani section, which will have dastgahi, Iranian regional, and international music subsections.
The festival will also feature an exhibition of handicrafts held simultaneously at the Kalbadi House and the Ershad Artistic Cultural Complex in Sari, he said in conclusion.
|