All Cultural Heritage Week programs called off over President martyrdom
In honor of the martyrdom of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, all the events planned to commemorate National Cultural Heritage Week have been canceled. According to the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ministry’s announcement on Monday, all the programs in celebration of the national Cultural Heritage Week within the country are canceled until further notice.
Honoring the martyrdom of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, all the events planned to commemorate the national Cultural Heritage Week have been canceled.
According to the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ministry’s announcement on Monday, all the programs in celebration of the national Cultural Heritage Week within the country are canceled until further notice.
Every year, special events are arranged to commemorate Cultural Heritage Week, which commences on International Museum Day [May 18] nationwide.
As always, this year’s cultural events have been underway since Saturday morning, which was the very first day of the national Cultural Heritage Week, featuring a wide array of programs, with museums taking center stage more than ever.
Arranging 14 provincial exhibits displaying more than a hundred rarely-seen relics, borrowed from the National Museum of Iran, was considered as one of the most significant measures to commemorate cultural heritage across the country.
Moreover, every province has ramped up every effort to set up varying events, where provincial cultural heritage and tourism capacities be presented to enthusiasts.
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“Each and every Cultural Heritage Week related event is postponed till further notice,” the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts made public on Monday morning.
In a tragic helicopter crash on Sunday, Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, along with other officials, lost their lives on route to the provincial capital city of Tabriz.
The incident occurred as a result of dense fog in the region, which also made conditions difficult for rescue teams, the TV said.
“Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has left an unforgettable portray of serving people for Iran’s history,” Ezzatollah Zarghami, the cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts minister tweeted on Monday.
“President Raisi was a true patron of the country’s cultural heritage sphere,” Ali Darabi, the deputy minister, stated on Monday, expressing condolences for the martyrdom of the president.
