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Iran’s Mehregan inscribed on UNESCO intangible heritage list
Esmaeil Baghaei has hailed a recent decision by UNESCO to add Mehregan festival to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Press TV reported.
He made the remarks in an X post on Friday, two days after UNESCO named Mehregan, a celebration of the autumn harvest shared by Iran and Tajikistan, cultural heritage.
“After Nowruz and Sadeh, Mehregan has been registered as the third Iranian ritual by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage,” he said.
“Congratulations! Mehregan ritual is a symbol of the Iranian people’s kindness and tolerance, as well as an example of coordination and cooperation between Tajikistan and Iran aimed at preserving and introducing their common historical, civilizational and cultural heritage.”
Baghaei also stressed the importance of reviving ties and preserving cultural commonalities between regional nations.
Mehregan, rooted in Zoroastrian traditions, is held every year from October 2 to November 2 that symbolizes the end of the harvest season and the start of autumn to express gratitude to God for granting livelihood.