18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
nowruz sayad
"Nowruz Sayyad Celebration" is one of the most ancient ceremonies among the Persian Gulf anglers in which the older anglers held special ceremonies and prevent from fishing and eating fish and in the respect of the ecosystem. It has been a long time that this celebration was forgotten; however this was revived by the help of Salakh villagers in Qeshm Island. Among the rituals are "Razif" which is a dance sword and "Shushi ha" which are considered as the symbol of abandoned and lonely people who bring bitterness for the villagers once entering the village.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | qeshm, Iran |
Copyright: | © Erfan Samanfar |