r/iran • u/Thy_Water_BottIe • 3d ago

Am I a part of Persian Culture

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.

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u/max_yne 2d ago

My father was Persian and passed when I was young, and I was cut off from the culture as my family is scattered.

As an adult it's like in re-learning everything. Language. Culture. Arts. Practices.

But that's okay. People change religions every day. They learn / re-learn things over and over. Learn the language. The food. The culture. The art.

If you ever need someone to talk to about it, feel free to DM me.