Culture

The Flag
The Iranian flag consist of three colors.

.Green
.White
.Red

Appearance
.people dress very conservative
.hygiene is important
.most men have beards
.women are to be covered from head to foot

Language and Religion
.Iran's official language is Persian, or Farsi.
.Shi‘i Islam has been Iran's state religion since the 1500s.
.More than 10 percent of Iran's population is nomadic or semi nomadic.
.To show respect and maintain proper distance between genders, men and women do not always make eye contact during conversation.

Food
The midday meal is the most important meal of the day. Dinner usually is served after 8 p.m. Elaborate Persian meals are often prepared for guests, and a host may insist they eat several helpings. Hosts usually offer tea to guests. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk; in the evenings, families and friends get together to eat and visit.("culture")