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Introduction:
In 1935, under the order of the Iranian government, all countries that had relations with Iran were to refer to Persia as Iran. From the “ashes” of Persia arose Iran and the Iran culture (Iran Chamber Society: When). With a population of 79,853,900 people, it is evident that Iran and the people have made distinct culture for themselves.
Language:
Fifty-three percent of the Iranian people speak the Persian Language. The Persian Language is otherwise known as Farsi. Even though Farsi is the official language of Iran, many other languages are spoken. Some of those languages are;Azeri Turkic and its dialects (18%), Kurdish(10%), Gilaki and Mazandarani (7%), Luri(6%), Balochi (2%), and Arabic makes up less than two percent of the languages of Iran. (Central) It is clear to say that Farsi is the most important to the Iranian culture. The language itself is most related to French. مرسی is pronounced as “Mersi” which is closely related to ‘merci’ in French. Both of the words mean Thank you.
Symbols:
The symbol shown is one of, if not, the most important symbol for the Iranian people. It is called a Farvahar. The symbol has been around for over four thousand years. It is believed to represents Zartosht's principles of “Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds” ( Faravahar).
They have identified six key parts on the Faravahar that signify things. The first is the elder man. The man is thought to show wisdom of age. The three feathers on the wings are representations “good thoughts, good words, and good deeds.” The Iranian people believe that these are three key factors that help and motivated achievement. Part three is the opposite of the second part. These represents are three key factors that “bad reflection, words, and...

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