Farhang Foundation

Category: Documentary

Tags: Nowrouz, local athletic, celebration

Esfarayen is an ancient city to the northeast of Iran. In the 14th of Farvardin,3rd of April,every year,a wrestling race is held in the wrestling field,gowd-e-koshti,called cheshmeh of zeynalkhan.Every year,Nowrouz,people from different urban and rural regions come together in this area to attend the largest and most important local athletic happening. Wrestling as koshti ba chokha has long been mingled with Nowrouz feast,Mithraism and chivalry rituals. Local ceremonies have had largely influenced this sport.

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