Ethnic festival underway in Iran’s Gorgan

Gorgan, the provincial capital of Iran’s Golestan, has been hosting the culture and economy festival of Iranian ethnicities.

The event is attended by Iran's ethnic minorities and artists from all provinces of Iran who have come together to manifest the beauty of Iranian history, art, civilization and deep-rooted culture.

The festival, which will run until November 12, 2022, opened in Gorgan on Tuesday in the presence of the Minister of Interior of Iran, Ahmad Vahidi.

Nearly 200 Iranian artists have presented their artworks in various fields of hand-woven carpets, pottery, leather, local and traditional clothes.

Some 22 traditional and local music groups also perform every day.

Visitors and tourists are treated by local foods and souvenirs of different provinces of Iran.

A group of Afghan immigrants in Iran also participated in the festival.

Cultural and ethnic diversity is one of the important features of Iran's rich history, which have lived peacefully with each other throughout time.

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