The Persians are people who live in Iran, speak Persian language, which is very similar to the Iranian languages, and preserve Persian culture and traditions. The Persian culture is highly symbolic. The Persian lion, for instance, used to be its emblem, but it is not since the Revolution which happened in 1979 ("Culture of Iran - History, People, Clothing, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family" n.p.).
1. History
The Persians are said to be the part of Indo-European tribes that migrated to Iran from Central Asia. Later these Indo-European tribes divided into two main groups. The first group is called the Persians, and the other is called the Medes ("| World Public Library - Ebooks | Read Ebooks Online" n.p.).
2. Music
Persian music was very influential, especially the Sassanid music. In this music, there were seven tones in one octave, but later there have already been twelve tones in the octave. For Persian music, small intervals and one-minute transitions were characteristic. This makes Persian music different from that of the European neighbors. Besides, it did not have notes. It was composed based on harmony and harmonious phrases. This fact also makes Persian music a specific one. Persians used many unique musical instruments. Nowadays Persian music is close to the modern European and American music, and there is even such genre of Persian music as Persian rap ("| World Public Library - Ebooks | Read Ebooks Online" n.p.).
3. Carpets
Persia was known worldwide for carpet weaving, and Persian textile art is still highly appreciated in the whole world. The production of rugs and carpets was centralized in Persian city Sardis. The residents of this city are very proud to be a part of carpet production. Persia was always rich in luxurious textiles, like carpets. They were embroidered, and had Persian figures. There even was a carpet “worked with gold, and silver, and embroidered with jewels and colored stones” ("| World Public Library - Ebooks | Read Ebooks Online" n.p.).
4. Religion
There were three main religions, which Persians worshipped: Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and the Baha’i Faith. Mazdakism is a religion of ancient Iran that was influenced mainly by the communistic ideology ("| World Public Library - Ebooks | Read Ebooks Online" n.p.). Sunny, a form of Islam, was prevailing in Iran for a long time, but in the seventeenth century its dominance was substituted by Shia, which became the official religion of the state ("Culture Of Iran - History, People, Clothing, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family" n.p.).
5. Language
The Persian language is still used today, though it is being among the oldest languages in the world. Persian is the language, which is primary spoken in Iran. This language was widely used in poetry. Modern Persian is a graceful and flexible language. Many people know Persian language as Farsi. The origin of the name Farsi may be explained by the fact that Arabs could not pronounce the sound ‘p’, and consequently could not pronounce the word Persian. Nowadays, people in Iran may be divided into two categories according to their first language. As a rule, those people, who have command of Persian language, which is their first language, tend to be monolingual. Others have a tendency to be bilingual ("Culture of Iran - History, People, Clothing, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family" n.p.).
Works Cited
"| World Public Library - Ebooks | Read Ebooks Online". Worldlibrary.org. Web. 8 May 2016.
"Culture of Iran - History, People, Clothing, Traditions, Women, Beliefs, Food, Customs, Family". Everyculture.com. Web. 8 May 2016.
