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World Creativity and Innovation Day 21 April

World Creativity and Innovation Day - 21 April Creativity and innovation in problem-solving There may be no universal understanding of creativity. The concept is open to interpretation from artistic expression to problem-solving in the context of economic, social and sustainable development. Therefore, the United Nations designated 21 April as World Creativity and Innovation Day ...

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International Day for Monuments and Sites 2025

International Day for Monuments and Sites 2025 Heritage under Threat from Disasters and Conflicts: Preparedness and Learning from 60 years of ICOMOS Actions At the 2023 General Assembly in Sydney, Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage – Preparedness, Response and Recovery was selected as the theme for the Triennial Scientific Plan (TSP) ...

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1,000-year-old Buddha statue with stunning details discovered in North Korea

by Dario Radley An extraordinary archaeological discovery in North Korea has unveiled a stone statue of Amitābha Buddha dating back to the early 10th century, offering new insights into the spiritual and artistic heritage of the Goryeo dynasty—a time revered as the Golden Age of Buddhism on the Korean Peninsula. The ...

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400,000-year-old ivory tools found in Ukraine rewrite human innovation timeline

by Dario Radley  April 11, 2025 In a discovery that pushes the history of human innovation back nearly 300,000 years, archaeologists in Ukraine have excavated the oldest deliberately modified ivory artifacts. Discovered at the Lower Paleolithic site of Medzhibozh A in western Ukraine, these tiny fragments of mammoth ivory—some of them intentionally shaped—suggest a ...

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Happy Nowruz, Persian New Year

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a 3,000-year-old celebration of spring, rooted in the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. It begins on the first day of the Iranian calendar, usually on or around 20 March, or Spring Equinox, and lasts for 13 days. With deep reverence for fertility, nature and new ...

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Happy Nowruz, Video for Persian New Year

Click this link or photo to view the video for Nowruz- New Year.

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Happy Chahar Shanbeh Suri

Chahar Shanbeh Suri is one of the ancient festivals of Iranians, celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year. Chahar Shanbeh Suri is a celebration in praise of fire, light and happiness that has been remembered and celebrated by Iranians since the ancient times. After the Islamic revolution, ...

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Video - Happy Chahar Shanbe Souri

WCHV has posted a new video for Chahar Shanbe Souri. View it at this link. Or click on the picture.

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Pasardag Heritage Foundation Nowruz Awards March 2025

Nowruz Award 1404 – 2025 Dr. Mohammad Rahim Sarraf, archaeologist, translator, and university professor, has received the Nowruz Award for Personality of the Year in the Field of Cultural Heritage. • A lifetime of dedication to preserving and promoting Iran's rich history and culture; • Years of teaching and mentoring numerous doctoral ...

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Pasargad Heritage Foundation designates the Persian New Year as the “Year of Celebration of the Persian Language”

Following an annual tradition, the Pasargad Heritage Foundation has selected a name for the upcoming solar year 1404 on the eve of Nowruz, the most significant holiday and celebration in Iranian culture. This year, the Foundation has designated the new year as the year of “Celebration of the Persian Language.” As ...

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