3 minutes agoIran Stops Valentine's Day
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Iran has banned Valentine's Day celebrations, viewing them as a cultural invasion and warning that shops that will sell items related to the holiday of lovers will likely close between one and six months. According to the Kom prosecution, those who sell or advertise [...]
According to the Kom prosecution, those who sell or advertise the anticultural symbols of Valentine's Day, which are against Islamic-Iranian culture, will have serious consequences.
Although celebrations for Valentine's Day are seen as a crime by Iranian authorities, the anniversary has yet become popular among Iranians in the past two decades.
It's customary for this day to buy balloons and heart-shaped gifts, toys and chocolates for boyfriends/ ANSA.
