Pomegranate Festival in Iran

The festival is taking place at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Grounds (Mosalla) to promote the consumption of pomegranates. “The nutrient dense, antioxidant rich fruit, grows in the gardens of paradise, according to the Qur’an, and has been revered as a symbol of health, fertility and eternal life in writings and artifacts of many cultures and religious,” the festival website says. Pomegranate juice and fruit is used in Iranian dishes, and skins have been used to color wool and silk in the carpet industry. The festival is hosted by the Tehran Municipality to show foods and handicrafts related to the fruit, which is indigenous to Iran.