From traditional tandoors to ethnic music at the 4th National Bread Festival

The 4th Kerman National Bread Festival opened on Tuesday, October 13, at the Pardisan Ghaem Teleferique site, with representatives from 27 provinces and 25 counties of Kerman Province in attendance. The festival runs until October 16 and features bread and food booths, traditional tandoors, handicrafts, and cultural programs.

408 stalls in Kerman National Bread Festival; Breads of 27 provinces in Pardisan Ghaem

The 4th Kerman National Bread Festival was opened on Tuesday, October 21 at the Pardisan Ghaem cable car site with the presence of representatives from 27 provinces of the country and 25 cities of Kerman province. An event that continues until October 24 with the establishment of bread and food stalls, traditional ovens, handicrafts and cultural programs.

According to Ambassador Arjan, the 4th Kerman National Bread Festival was opened on Tuesday, October 21 at the Pardisan Ghaem cable car site with the presence of representatives from 27 provinces of the country and 25 cities of Kerman province. An event that continues until October 24 with the establishment of bread and food stalls, traditional ovens, handicrafts and cultural programs.

According to Mohsen Tuysarkani, the mayor of Kerman, 408 booths and black tents have been set up during this period. In the bread, food and cultural, administrative and civic sectors, 278 booths are planned, of which 95 booths are reserved for other provinces, and the other booths are at the disposal of artists and producers of Kerman province.

One of the parts of the festival is the demonstration of traditional ways of baking bread. According to the announcement of the mayor of Kerman, 37 ovens, including stone ovens, clay ovens, wood ovens, ground ovens, and traditional Korno ovens, have been set up at the festival site so that visitors can learn about different ways of baking bread.

Also, 17 black tents have been set up to introduce the nomadic life and customs of the tribes, 14 of which belong to other provinces. Handicraft section with 40 booths and children and youth section with 20 booths are present in this event.

The programs of the festival are not limited to the supply of bread and food, and street performances and local music are also included in the program. The shows "I was raw, I was cooked, I was burnt" directed by Mehdi Heshmati, "Naoche Dana" directed by Mina Akhwan and "Nosh Daro" directed by Ehsan Rizvani are among the announced programs.

In the music section, there are groups from different regions of the country, including South Dolphin Group from Bandar Abbas, Mestagpaherh Group from Iranshahr, Maysan Group from Ahvaz, Omid Sharq Group from Bam, and Sadaqat Music Group from Baft.

The 4th Kerman National Bread Festival will be held from October 20 to 24 at the Pardisan Ghaem cable car and will be open to visitors until the end of this period.