iranian (persian) festival
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Festivals
NationalNational IslamicIslamicBased on solar calender
Based on lunarcalender
Common among allIranians
Only Muslims practice
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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)
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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
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Iranian New Year
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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.
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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
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Other items in Haftsin table
2 Candles2 Candles
MirrorMirrorGoldfishGoldfish
Painted EggsPainted Eggs
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Haftsin (7-S)Google logo on 21st of March
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Haftsin in Trieste 21st Mar. 2007
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Haftsin-Painted Egg, Trieste 2007
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Nowruz market
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Nowruz market: Gold-fish
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Nowruz market: Painted Eggs
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Sizdeh-bedarSizdeh-bedar=The day 13 outing
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The day 13 outing
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The day 13 outing
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The day 13 outing
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YaldaYalda= Winter solstice
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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.
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YaldaYalda Feast
Watermelon
Pomegranate
AjilAjil (Nuts, Seeds)
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Red-WednesdayRed-Wednesday bonfire
On the eve of the last Wednesday of Iranian calender
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Jump over the fire while singing:
My yellowness [paleness] for you, your redness [strength] for me.
Red-WednesdayRed-Wednesday
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Red-WednesdayRed-Wednesday
Nowadays using firecrackers and fireworks have become quite common on this day.
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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
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