which rights and responsibilities of civic participation did people in the provinces of the persian empire have?

The provinces in the Persian Empire tolerated the presence of  local institutions and religious practices.

As much as possible, the King retained a decentralized government where Satrapys were overseen with almost abosolute power by the Satraps whose primary responsibility was to collect and remit taxes to the coffers of the King.

The taxes were based the average performance of agricultural harvest of each Satraphy and remained the same regardless of the performance of the harvest.

Cheers.

it's a secular holiday. it is and was a custom developed to recognize the ending of a time and a wish for a good future. the kind of kiss you exchange, if you are single, is intended to predict what kind of year you will have in the coming year.

it is saying good bye to the last year with all its ups and downs, and hello to the new year, with all its hopes and dreams.