Iran: symbolic

The Guardian Council confirmed the outcome for the elections for Tehran.
There were calls for a reelection, because the conservatives took 19 of 30 seats.
Because of this approval there is no need for a re-election.
Also the validity of ballots in 36 other consistuencies was confirmed.
This confirmed the authenticity of ballots in 100 constituencies from a total of 207 constituencies.




March 31 (farvardin 12) 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran was founded after, when at a nationwide referendum, which took 2 days, 98.2 percent of the Iranians voted 'yes'.
This day (Islamic Republic Day), was commemmorated by president Ahmadinejad, as well as the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
In those speeches they also referred to the turnout at the parliamentary elections of March 14, although various media reported this was hardly a 60% turnout.



Today is Sizdah Bedar, the 13th day of the Iranian new year.
Traditionally this is a day of festivity in the open, often accompanied by music and dancing, usually at family picnics.
People believed that by spending this day outdoors, they avoid bad luck and sickness.
At the end of the celebrations on this day, the sabzeh grown for the Haft Seen (which has symbolically collected all sickness and bad luck) is thrown into running water.


In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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