Yasuj to host national tribal festival

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such festivals and developing tourism capacities play a key role in attracting investors and creating jobs for the locals in the tourism
Sightseers may live with a nomadic or rural family for a while or enjoy an independent stay and assist them with day-to-day life
It also opens up an opportunity to feel rustic routines, their agriculture, traditions, arts, and culture.Nomads and tribal tourismTribe
tourism, also known as the ethno-tourism or ethnic tourism, provides the ground for potential sightseers to feel like indigenous people by
living with a nomad or rural family or enjoying an independent stay
branch of tourism has gained a lot of support and attention in the country over the past couple of years
Many tour operators believe that tribal regions could be deemed as the legacy of human authenticity in their novel cultural and human
aspects.Iran has a culturally-diverse society dominated by a wide range of interethnic relations
Native speakers of Persian (Farsi language) are considered as the predominant ethnic generally of mixed ancestry, and the country has
important Turkic, Kurd, and Arab elements in addition to the Lurs, Baloch, Bakhtiari, and other smaller minorities such as Armenians,
Assyrians, and Jews.Persians, Kurds, and speakers of other Indo-European languages in Iran are descendants of the Aryan tribes who began
migrating from Central Asia into what is now Iran in the second millennium BC.Accompanying nomads during their migration, even for a day or
two, maybe a lifetime experience
As a traveler, one has the chance to visit, live, eat, and sleep in a nomadic camp with a real nomad family
Colorful dresses, vast black tents, colored-eyed children with rosy cheeks, modest lifestyle, scenic landscape, and local dishes are
probably among the delights of such visits.Language, music, indigenous cuisine, clothing, songs, anecdotes, crafts, live performances, and
local rituals such as celebrations and wedding ceremonies have always spurred many to experience life among the tribes.Many nomads surprise
visitors with the dignity in their rough and overworked hands and integrity in their compassionate eyes at first sight
In popular Iranian culture, literature, and public opinion, nomads have always been a proud part of the nation.ABU/AFM