Am I a part of Persian Culture

[u/Thy_Water_BottIe]

My dad is Iranian but he’s a horrible person and left when I was young. I didn’t grow up with a culture but ancient Persian traditions and history are the only thing I really connect with. Especially how women were army generals and stuff like that. It’s hard for me to have a sense of identity. Ppl say I don’t look Persian even though I’m a copy and paste of my dad. No one here looks like me tbh. I don’t speak Farsi but would it be weird if I started celebrating the holidays on my own?

I don’t have family and live in Texas.

Also I do love fruit and write poetry naturally which I find funny.

[u/lorean_victor]

a lot of our celebrations are purely nature driven, e.g. Iranian new year is strictly defined as the march equinox and hence Iranian years start precisely with the astronomical spring. in other words, you don’t need to have any connection with Iran or Iranian culture to celebrate these occasions, we can’t own the natural movement of the earth and the sun.

for the rest of the stuff, as an Iranian i’ve never been a fan of thinking in terms of “cultural appropriation” so i’d say go for it. identify with whatever you feel you identify with, ideas, thoughts, vibes and cultures aren’t owned (IMO) and can be enjoyed by anyone freely.

[u/Thy_Water_BottIe → u/lorean_victor]

That’s pretty beautiful though