Unlike all other Christians who consider January 1 as the beginning of the new year, Iranian Armenians follow the Oriental Orthodox denomination of Christianity and accordingly, celebrate Christmas on January 6. In fact, Christmas decorations and celebrations take place throughout the country, specifically in major cities such as Isfahan, Shiraz,...

Every year in the last days of December, one can see huge crowds of people in those streets and neighborhoods of Tehran where Christians, mostly Armenians and Assyrians, are in the majority.

RT | Neil Clark: Christmas is a time of goodwill to all men. Or at least it should be. But while the Wests Middle East bad guys Iran and Syria, showed the Yuletide spirit, its closest allies, Saudi Arabia and Israel, failed to do so. Iran is demonized by Western neocons and were meant to see the country as an evil, monster regime of foaming-at-the-...

Mizan | Hamed Ataei: Christmas shopping has gained growing popularity among Iranian people from all religions and walks of life during the past years. During the last days of December every year, one can see huge crowds of people in those streets and neighbourhoods of Tehran where Christians, mostly Armenians and Assyrians, are in the majority. Christians,...

ISNA | Mona Hoobehfekr: New Year's Eve celebration were held late Monday at Targmanich Church of Tehran.  

ISNA | Mona Houbehfekr: Christmas shopping has gained growing popularity among Iranian people from all religions and walks of life during the past years. During the last days of December every year, one can see huge crowds of people in those streets and neighbourhoods of Tehran where Christians, mostly Armenians and Assyrians, are in the majority. ...

ISNA| Hadi Zand: Minister of Cooperatives, Labour and social welfare Ali Rabiei and Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi visited St. Georg Church on the occasion of New Year. The church also includes a charity adult care center.   ...

January 01, The Iran Project Iran Army, IRGC holding joint air defense maneuvers, Iranians marking 2009 pro-establishment rallies, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem visit to Iran and meeting with senior Iranian officials, President Rouhani receiving credential of new ambassadors and Iranian Christians celebrating Christmas dominated the countrys ...

IRNA| Rasoul Shojaei: Iranian Christians celebrate Christmas night in Iran's historic city of Isfahan.  

IFP- These days, it does not matter you are a member of the minority or the majority group; there is an excuse for Iranian people to express their happiness. It seems that peoples happiness with their participation in a traditional ceremony, irrespective of their religious beliefs, has played a major role in helping Christmas business thrive in Iran ...

IRNA| Akbar Tavakkoli: Two children are watching Santa Claus statues and Christmas gifts behind a shop window in Tehran on Dec 25,2016.      

AFP- Tehran might not seem like the most obvious pitstop for Santa Claus, but Iranians love the chintzy side of Christmas and it is also one of the safest places in the Middle East for Christians. The past month has seen shoppers flocking to the Armenian district of Somayeh -- the biggest Christian area in the city -- to pick up fake trees, and ...

Iranian Christians took part in the New Year's mass on December 31, 2015, at various churches across the country including the Saint Sarkis Church of Armenians in Tehran.Armenians believe Christ was born Janurary 6th.   By ...

On the occasion of Jesus�Christ's birth anniversary,�Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the house and family of a Christian-Iranian martyr,�Robert Lazar. By KHAMENEI.IR

Tehran, Dec 27, IRNA Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the house and family of a Christian-Iranian martyr. The visit was made to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prophet Jesus -- Christmas -- on December 25. Detailed information about the visit will be released on Sunday by Leader's office.  ...

Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA These days, Tehrani Christians are preparing their houses for Christmas and New Year by decorating Christmas trees while chanting Christmas carols and hanging socks for Santa to find them. Although a minority religious group in Iran, there are about 120,000 Christians, most of them Armenians, who are free to celebrate Christmas ...

With 2016 only a few days away, members of the Christian community are involved in a frenzy of shopping in Tehran and elsewhere in the country.   By Shabestan News Agency  

Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri, in separate messages to his Christian counterparts in several countries, congratulated their governments and people on the occasion of approaching 2016 New Year. According to the Presidential Office, Jahangiri hoped that mutual cooperation would further develop in all fields in line with ...

[caption id="attachment_140995" align="alignright" width="171"] A girl looks at Christmas trees as she and her mother walk past Christmas decorations in central Tehran, Dec. 13, 2011. (photo by REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl)[/caption] As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, the holiday season is also observed in Iran, a predominantly Muslim ...

21 December- 28 December   President Rouhani visits Irans northeastern province of South Khorasan   Syrian PM meets Iranian parliament speaker in Damascus   Mohammad Rasoulallah military exercise International snowboard league competitions in Tehran   Kites fly to commemorate Bam quake   Christmas ...