iranian (persian) festival
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Iranian (Persian) FestivalTRANSCRIPT
Festivals
NationalNational IslamicIslamicBased on solar calender
Based on lunarcalender
Common among allIranians
Only Muslims practice
National Festivalsare based on solar calendar
Nowruz Nowruz (New year festival on 21st of Mar.) MehrganMehrgan (Autumn festival on 9th of Oct.) Yalda Yalda (The winter feast on 21st of Dec.) SadehSadeh (The fire festival on 31st Jan.) Chahar-shanbe suri Chahar-shanbe suri (Red Wednesday
bonfire festival on the last Wednesday of year)
NowRuzNowRuz=New Day=New DayNew year FestivalNew year Festivaldates back to 1200 BCdates back to 1200 BC
IranIranAzerbaijanAzerbaijanAfghanistanAfghanistanPakistanPakistanTajikistanTajikistanKurdish people in Iraq and Kurdish people in Iraq and Turkey Turkey
Iranian New Year
What do we do in Nowruz?
Spring CleaningSpring CleaningHaft-sin =7-S Haft-sin =7-S (prepare 7 items starting with letter “S” in Persian) Deed-o BazdidDeed-o Bazdid: New year visits.Sizdeh-bedarSizdeh-bedar: The Day 13 outing.
Haftsin (7-S) table
1. SSabzehabzeh
2. SSibib
3. SSirir
4. SSomaqomaq
5. SSenjedenjed
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6. SSekkeekke
7. SSamanuamanu
Wheat sprout
Apple
Garlic
Coins
Fruit of Lotus tree
Sumac berries
Wheat pudding
Other items in Haftsin table
2 Candles2 Candles
MirrorMirrorGoldfishGoldfish
Painted EggsPainted Eggs
Haftsin (7-S)Google logo on 21st of March
Haftsin in Trieste 21st Mar. 2007
Haftsin-Painted Egg, Trieste 2007
Nowruz market
Nowruz market: Gold-fish
Nowruz market: Painted Eggs
Sizdeh-bedarSizdeh-bedar=The day 13 outing
The day 13 outing
The day 13 outing
The day 13 outing
YaldaYalda= Winter solstice
YaldaYaldadates back to 4000 BCdates back to 4000 BC
The eve of 21st Dec.: Longest nightLongest night of the year. It marks the victory of light and sun over the forces of darknessRebirth of sun god MithraMithra (Mehr)
PastPast: Fires burnt all night+ Feast.
NowNow: A winter feast. In this night the family get to gather and have nuts, seeds, fruits.
YaldaYalda Feast
Watermelon
Pomegranate
AjilAjil (Nuts, Seeds)
Red-WednesdayRed-Wednesday bonfire
On the eve of the last Wednesday of Iranian calender
Jump over the fire while singing:
My yellowness [paleness] for you, your redness [strength] for me.
Red-WednesdayRed-Wednesday
Red-WednesdayRed-Wednesday
Nowadays using firecrackers and fireworks have become quite common on this day.
Islamic Festivalsare based on lunar calender
Ashura Ashura is the remembrance of martyrdom of the 3rd Imam in Shia'
Mid-Sha'banMid-Sha'ban (Birth of 12th Imam)
Shia' All Muslims
Eid-e QorbanEid-e Qorban Eid-e FetrEid-e Fetr RamadanRamadan