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The Unique Traditions of Persian New Year “Nowruz”

11 Mar 2021 2 minute read 4 comments Melina Mehr

We are almost there, and soon the year 1400 and the days of "Nowruz" or the celebration of the solar "New Year" will come. Planting grass About two weeks before Eid Nowruz, Iranians plant grains such as wheat, mung bean, lentils, corn, etc. in beauti...

A Peek into History: March 25, 1818 - "Light-Horse" Henry Lee

11 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad

A Peek into History: March 25, 1818 Lieutenant Colonel “Light-Horse” Henry Lee passed away in Georgia at the age of 62 on March 25, 1818. American Patriot, Soldier, Statesman and Founding Father. Lee was about 20 years old when Patrick Henry appointe...

Gambling In The Wild West: Facts & Fiction

9 Mar 2021 4 minute read 0 comments MintDice.com

Gambling is a prominent feature in a number of old western movies. You’ve probably seen these scenes yourself, where a bunch old cowboys are sitting around a table playing cards, and then they have a disagreement, and go outside for a duel. Of course...

A Financial History of the World (Part A: Niall Ferguson’s book review)

8 Mar 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Persian_Cyrus

Money has played an important role in our lives and continues to do so. Along with the relentless technological innovation, we are witnessing financial innovation before us. The cryptocurrency revolution can second this phenomenon along with an incre...

Amend: The Fight for America

7 Mar 2021 2 minute read 0 comments Conversation Gaming

  The Union may have won the military victory during the Civil War, but racist southerners won the cultural war. Even after a hundred years since the 14th Amendment became law, many Americans had to fight for their right to be seen as equal by their...

The Cursed Land | The Most Controversial Song in 40 Years | Homay

7 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr

“The Cursed Land” played by Homay, might be the most controversial song to be aired on Iran television in the last 40 years, which forced the presenters, and officials of Channel 4 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Television to apologize and it almost...

Face the Hydra! (Enslavement of Man: The rabbit hole never ends!) - Part 2

2 Mar 2021 11 minute read 6 comments ACLcrptpnk

Please read the first part here: https://www.publish0x.com/obscurion-open-society/face-the-hydra-enslavement-of-man-introduction-xomwjog  None are so hopelessly enslaved. as those who falsely believe they are free. The truth has been kept from the de...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ST. DAVID'S DAY, 1st MARCH - Celebrating Wales

1 Mar 2021 1 minute read 1 comment YouveBeenGreeked

While I'm working on my next Greek history blog (it is coming, don't worry), and since British history isn't my specialty (yet?), I thought I'd share a few videos about Wales and Saint David, since today is Saint David's Day! This is just a one-off b...

The Cycle

28 Feb 2021 5 minute read 0 comments Dber

I don't remember much before I turned 18. The term of art in psychology is repression. Whatever name you give it, you have to admit it's amazing how much the human brain is capable of forgetting. I remember my Granddad handing me the rifle. I remembe...

 A Mixture of Traditional & Western Music Style | Rumi Passionate Poetry

27 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Melina Mehr

  Iranian traditional music is one of the oldest and most ancient and at the same time the most unknown music styles in the universe. Many singers and musicians have entered this field, yet the world has no familiarity with any of them because their...