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  • Alcohol and alcoholic beverages are not sold in any restaurant or store in Iran. Foreign tourists are not allowed to bring alcoholic beverages to Iran. --Farinaz
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  • If are going to Iran as a tourist and you are a man, be careful before shaking hand with the opposite sex. Handshaking with women is regarded as unacceptable ro Iranians. Handshaking is very common only between men and between women. So, you should refrain from touching Iranian Women in Public. --Nini
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  • In some cities of Iran, which are more religious, wedding parties are separated. It means that, in the wedding ceremonies, men and women are in two different halls. --Farinaz
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  • Ramadan month is important for Muslims. During this month, you must respect to those who are fasting by not eating, drinking, and smoking. --Farinaz
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  • Iranians do not eat pork and some seafood such as oyster and octopus. These kinds of food are not sold in any store. --Farinaz
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  • Cucumber is considered as a kind of fruit!!!! Cucumbers are used for serving guests along with other fruits. --Farinaz
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  • Perhaps burning Peganum harmala, commonly called wild rue, is one of the strangest customs of Iran from the point of view of foreign tourists! Iranian people believe that burning dried seeds of this plant is useful for warding off evil and purifying polluted air. --Farinaz
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  • Respecting others is very important in Iranian culture, so there are many cases of this type of social respect in Iranian culture. One of them is apologizing to the person sitting behind you. When you decide to sit where someone has already sat behind you, they apologize for this and say "Sorry, my --Farinaz
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  • It is believed that before the arrival of the new year, all the houses and belongings should be clean and decorated. --Farinaz
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  • Do not forget to try Dizi or Ab Goosht in the beautiful city of Isfahan Kebab with rice and side dishes Fasanjan and Ghormeh Sabzi Tah Chin can also be an excellent option Oh, you should also consider a significant point before traveling. --Nastaran
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  • In Iran, the last night of fall-called Yalda night- is celebrated, Iranians believe that this is the longest night of the year. In this night, Iranians go to their grandparents' houses and celebrate this night. --Farinaz
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  • On the eve of the Iranian New Year, relatives gather together, and the food served on this night is rice decorated with vegetable and fish. Serving this dish on this night is an old tradition. --Farinaz
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  • Once a person leaves the house in order to travel, Iranian families prepare a tray and place a Quran and a bowl of water in it. They believe that for safety during the journey, the traveler must kiss the Quran and pass under it three times. When the traveler leaves, his family pours water on the g --Farinaz
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  • The culture of staring at each other, looking at people-especially those of a different nationality or appearance- or sometimes even exchanging smiles at passers-by who are complete strangers, is common in Iran. --Farinaz
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  • Iranians celebrate the last Wednesday before the New Year. They make fire and jump from the big fires they have made. --Farinaz
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