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Nakhl Gardani
Nakhl Gardani ( fa, نخل گردانی, ) or Nakhl Bardari is a Shia religious ritual carried out on the day of Ashura for commemorating the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Moḥammad and third Shia Imam. ''Nakhl'' is a wooden structure used as a symbolic representation of the Imam's coffin and ''Nakhl Gardani'' is the act of carrying the Nakhl from one place to another, resembling an Imam's funeral. The ritual is carried out in many cities of Iran among them Yazd, Taft, Kashan and Shahroud. Nakhl ''Nakhl'' (date palm) is a woody structure similar to a cypress tree in shape, symbolizing Husayn ibn Ali's coffin. Dehkhoda defines ''Nakhl'' as "a big, tall bier (coffin) to which are attached daggers, swords, luxurious fabrics, and mirrors." ''Nakhls'' are constructed in various sizes, from a simple ones carried by two persons, to huge structures "supported by hundreds of men". According to Parviz Tanavoli, an Iranian sculptor, ''Nakhl'' is a freestanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarch
''Zarch'' (also known under its ported name of ''Virus'') is a computer game developed by David Braben (better known as the co-author of '' Elite'') in 1987, for the release of the Acorn Archimedes computer. ''Zarch'' started off as a demo called ''Lander'' which was bundled with almost all releases of the Acorn Archimedes. In 1988, ''Zarch'' was ported (under the new name, ''Virus'') to the Atari ST, Amiga (coded by David Braben), and IBM PC (coded by Chris Sawyer). It was later ported to the ZX Spectrum by Steven Dunn. The game was groundbreaking for the time, featuring a three-dimensional mouse-controlled craft (the "lander") flying over a tile-rendered landscape that dazzled reviewers in a primarily 2D-dominated game industry - ''ACE'' (''Advanced Computer Entertainment'') magazine led with the headline "''SOLID 3D - the future of games?''" when it reviewed ''Zarch'' with a score of 979, the highest rating ''ACE'' had given at that time, only bettered by the later Amiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
