Chaharshanbe Suri

Chaharshanbe Suri
Charshanbe Suri in Iran.
Also calledFharshanbe Soori
Observed by Iran
 Afghanistan
 Tajikistan
 Iraq
 Azerbaijan
 Turkey
Elsewhere by Iranian diaspora
TypeNational, ethnic, cultural
DateThe last eve between Tuesday and Wednesday of the year, before the vernal equinox
2023 date14 March
2024 date12 March
2025 date18 March
2026 date17 March
FrequencyAnnual
Related toNowruz, Sizdebedar

Chaharshanbeh Suri or Charshanbeh Suri (Persian: چهارشنبه‌سوری, romanizedČahāršanbe suri;[1][2][3][4] lit.'Scarlet Wednesday'), is an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, of ancient Zoroastrian origin.[2] It is the first festivity of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.[5][6]

  1. ^ How To Pronounce Chaharshanbe Suri چهارشنبه‌سوری. How To Say, 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Iranica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Moin, Mohammad, ed. (2002) [1972]. "چهارشنبه‌سوری" [Č.-šanba(-e)-sūrī]. Moin Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Persian) (One-volume edition based on 6-volumes ed.). Tehran: Moeen Publications. ISBN 9789647603072.
  4. ^ Mosaheb, Gholamhossein, ed. (2002) [1966]. "چهارشنبه‌سوری" [Čahār.Šanbe suri]. The Persian Encyclopedia (in Persian). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Tehran: Amirkabir. p. 811. ISBN 964303044X.
  5. ^ Fu, Alison (March 13, 2013). "Iranian fire-jumping festival delights Berkeley residents". The Daily Californian.
  6. ^ Razavi, Mahboobeh (March 1, 2019). "Chaharshanbe Suri in Iran - The Festival of Fire". SURFIRAN.