Tehran – This is the ninth day of the Israeli war imposed with Iran. Normal life is facing change. These changes demonstrate the active public culture of society, even in times of crisis. It led to a return to old traditions, family mass life and unreleased parties. A shelter embraced her tired soul.
Recently, war unrest caused by the Zionist regime’s aggressive attacks have hidden residential areas in various cities, Isna said. Today we listen to several generations of conversations in our home. With the initiation of security threats and teleworking of several organizations and office staff, many families have decided to go to their mother’s home, family villas, and ancestral villages. After years of silent, the house was once again crowded and turned into a spiritual shelter for each family following the Israeli attacks.
The mother, which was only available in the past, has now cooked for several generations. Family gatherings that had been shrinking for years have grown larger.Large-scale happiness, family games, watching TV series together, and even seeing ancient photos are popular in the grandmother’s house and in Israeli rental villas. One obvious sign of this cultural return is the rise of family friendly gatherings without official opportunities or arranged invitations.
Those who stay in their own city come together to spend more time with each other. Many parts of Iran do not have internet access, making it difficult to access war news. However, this led to direct contact and face-to-face conversations. The coronavirus pandemic era was accompanied by social isolation.
However, the situation is different in this crisis (Israel attack on Iran). My family is at home, but they are the same. People who rarely come together due to different occupations are now having dinner together. The external threats created an internal need to be together.Our society is constantly shaking between modern lifestyles and indigenous communication traditions. In many crises, tradition is like a cultural shelter. The role of grandmothers as a centre of family communication is a sign of a lifestyle revival that is rarely seen in modern planning.
This is cultural action against the current crisis. Unpublished gatherings and fighting-free dinners are a soft form of cultural resistance born out of threat. Security threats have empty streets, but Iranian public culture has united families.Crisis can disrupt programs, but it cannot destroy cultural ties, especially in societies where mass gatherings are common.