Nowruz,new year celebration in Iran

Nowruz is the traditional Iranian festival of spring which staryear.

t the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. It is considered as the start of the New Year among Iranians. The name comes from Avestan meaning "new day/daylight". Noruz is celebrated March 20/21 each year, at the time the sun enters Aries and Spring begins.

Noruz has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years and is deeply rooted in the rituals and traditions of the Zoroastrian religion. Today the festival of Noruz is celebrated in Iran, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, Tajikestan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

The Zoroastrian Parsis of India celebrate Noruz twice, firstly in common with their Iranian brethren on the vernal equinox as Jamshedi Navroz (also referred to as the Fasli New Year) and secondly on a day in July or August, depending upon whether they follow the Kadmi or the Shahenshahi calendar. This is because the practice of intercalation in the Zoroastrian calendar was lost on their arrival in India. The Kadmi New Year always precedes the Shahenshahi New Year by 30 days. In 2005, Noruz is celebrated on August 20 (Shahenshahi).

The Baha'i Faith, a religion with its origin in Iran, celebrates this day (spelling it "Naw Ruz") as a religious holiday marking not only the new year according to the Baha'i calendar, but the end of their Nineteen Day Fast. Persian Baha'is still observe many Iranian customs associated with it, but Bahai's all over the world celebrate it as a festive day, according to local custom. American Baha'i communities, for example, may have a potluck dinner, along with prayers and readings from Baha'i scripture. While Naw Ruz, according to scripture, begins on the vernal equinox, Baha'is currently celebrate it on March 21, regardless of what day the equinox falls. Baha'is are required to suspend work and school in observance.

Although the Persian Calendar is very precise about the very moment of turn of the new year, Noruz itself is by definition the very first calendar day of the year, regardless of when the natural turn of the year happens. For instance, in some years, the actual natural moment of turn of the year could happen before the midnight of the first calendar day, but the calendar still starts at 00:00 hours for 24 hours, and those 24 hours constitue the Noruz. Iranians typically observe the exact moment of the turn of the year

about Iran

_{If your knowledge about Iran is limited to WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD I can tell you when you travel to Iran for the first time you would be astonished how far Iran is from your beliefs.}

 _{Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations with about 80 million population now.  Historically, Proto-Iranian religion and Zoroastrianism were the dominant religions in Iran before Islam was brought to this country from 16^th century.}

 _{These information could be easily found by an easy search on google. But the information which may help you to have a better understanding of current situation of Iran is that;}

 _{Iran is safe and secure. This is what I can say after my travels to many Asian and European countries. Unknown is always scary, media and unsecure countries in Middle East have their own effect for people to judge about Iran. But you won’t have any problem to travel to the big modern cities in Iran except some accidents which may happen in most of the big cities in the world which does not happen for all but may happen for few. For small cities and cities on the borders for sure one local person needs to accompany you. Small cities may be always have their own restrictions.}

_{The problem you may encounter here on the street is the language.  Young educated population are mostly speaking English. But not all people you encounter in your daily life like taxi drivers or grocery boys.  So if you plan to stay here start learning Persian or Farsi. This is the language of the country. Language of poet and Rumi, I am sure you would like the language with historic poetic roots.}

_{Iran has a young, well-educated population. Women are present. They are active. They are educated. The majority of population of graduated and university students are women. In private and multinational companies you may see the majority of employees are young women.}

_{Iran is a four season country. You can ski here in Tehran during winter in beautiful sky areas and resorts and enjoy the beautiful nature and at the same time experience a weather like spring in another part of the country. Iran is quit vast with diverse ethnicities, languages and dialects.  Mostly different cities has their own language/dialects and traditions. So don’t mistake to judge all the people in this country based on the first person or group of people you meet, for sure like any other country the way of thinking, dressing, life style, etc differ a lot between people but here you may see there is a big gap and people don’t look homogenous. Of course Iranians all over the country share many commonalities but still they have many differences.}

_{The historic places in Iran are marvelous. Unfortunately Iran government have not suitably taken care of these places so far as they require. But still you could enjoy many places in historic cities of Iran. They are unique and carry the beauty of old culture.}

_{The way you should dress depend where you want to go! But bring your classy cloths for sure. In this country especially modern cities you would be definitely judged on the way you dress up. But for women they have created their own style. Manto/ Coat with trousers and scarf are main used dress for women in Iran.}

_{Taarof is the word you should know in this country. What does it mean? When you pay to taxi driver or any other places in the shops you would hear back,’oh pls no problem just for you (you don’t have to pay)!’ But they don’t mean it, it is just a sign of respect. Taarof is not limited in these situations only, you may hear such Taarofs in many situations which people don’t mean what they say but only showing that they respect you!}

_{Iran is really cheap for western visitors. So enjoy renting a taxi for the whole day or going to best restaurants with no concern. About the food, you should experience the taste and the variety to get to know the heaven of foods in Iran. So go for Iranian dishes, western dishes although are still good here but Iranian dishes would be surely your best experience in this country.}

 _{Driving in Iran I would say is a disaster! I am sorry to tell you that you would go crazy by the way people are driving! The city is full of all kinds of cars. You may easily see last models of car brands in the world in the streets of big modern cities but you definitely wouldn’t like to spend your time in heavy traffics with the way people are driving. So be careful, have your books to read!}

 _{People love luxury and western expensive brands here. Don’t get surprised if you pay 1000 dollar to your staff on monthly basis and you see her carrying a 1000 dollar bag in her hand! This is not applicable to all though but just letting you know that how much people would like to look brands.}

The most recent picture of Urmia Lake

Urumieh salt Lake

Lake Orumiyeh (also Orumieh or Urmia) in northwestern Iran is one of the world’s largest landlocked salt lakes, but it is shrinking.

Orumiyeh is fed by roughly 60 rivers and streams—some permanent and some ephemeral—that also deliver salts. Because the lake lacks an outlet, those salts accumulate in the basin. As the region’s arid climate evaporates the water, the salts crystalize along the shore.

Environmental and water crisis in Iran

Environmental and water crisis has been the focus of attention for Iran's government. But studies show that one of the major causes in this country is extreme low efficiency in production and consumption of water.

How should Multinational Companies recruit in Iran Market

Recruiting in a country with limited presence of international companies has been always tough for Multinational companies who come to Iran. Iran is a big country with large number of young educated and talented people (As of 2013, 4.5 million students are enrolled in universities, out of a total population of 75 million. Iranian universities churn out almost 750,000 skilled graduates annually) however, being educated is only one of the factors for management positions in Iran. Multinational companies look for many factors based on their assessment structures.

As such to recruit from Iran Job Market, multinational companies have three options as below;

1. Bringing Iranians who already work and live abroad. 

There are many of Iranians who are studying or working in other countries. Finding students in master and phd level with international exposure but without work experience, is more easy for companies who look for talents to recruit for non-management levels, this population which is not small have not yet entered the job market and they have not build a high expectations, so they would be thinking to go back and work in their own country.

But if you go to Iranian professionals who are working in other countries then it would be tough and expensive to make them come back to their country, they have high expectations and you should be prepared for it, unless they personally would like to come back to their own country.

2. Recruiting from Multinational talent pool in Iran

This is another option you can consider, but this is only disturbing the balance of salary and compensation rules of the market all the times, raising it more often than international norms. Consider there are few good Head of HR in the market. The number is less than the real need of the companies. Then they change their job more often because they are offered more competitive package all the times. It also causes the companies to review their package on regular basis to retain their good staff. 

 3. Rely on local pool with good talent

Here you have large number of employees waiting for you to find them. They lack international background but they have the education and have local experience. They may lack English Language proficiency as you like but they are ready to improve fast. They may have more local experience than the others but very lower expectations. It is simple to recruit them for entry management, train them based on your needs and develop them for higher positions. So if you want to see which one suits you, review your strategic plans and company budget. Then ask this from your recruiter source.

Good Luck

What Is Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineering is the branch of engineering that is concerned with protecting people from the effects of adverse environmental effects, such as pollution, as well as improving environmental quality. Environmental engineers work to improve recycling, waste disposal, public health, and water and air pollution control, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The practice of environmental engineering dates back to the dawn of civilization. Ever since groups of people began living in semi-permanent settlements, they have had to deal with the challenges of providing clean water and disposing of solid waste and sewage. With the growth of cities and the advent of large-scale farming and manufacturing, people have also had to worry about air quality and soil contamination.

The first environmental engineer is said to have been Joseph Bazalgette. According to an article in the Postgraduate Medical Journal, Bazalgette oversaw the construction of the first large-scale municipal sanitary sewer system in London in the mid-19th century. This was prompted by a series of cholera epidemics, as well as a persistent unbearable stench, that were attributed to the discharge of raw sewage into the Thames River, which was also the main source of drinking water for the city. This "great stink," which was so noxious that it caused Parliament to evacuate Westminster, gave then-Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli grounds to ask for 3.5 million pounds to improve the city's sewage disposal system.