| Chaharshanbe Suri | |
|---|---|
 Charshanbe Suri in Iran. | |
| Also called | Fharshanbe Soori |
| Observed by |  Iran Afghanistan Tajikistan  Iraq Azerbaijan TurkeyElsewhere by Iranian diaspora |
| Type | National, ethnic, cultural |
| Date | The last eve between Tuesday and Wednesday of the year, before the vernal equinox |
| 2023 date | 14 March |
| 2024 date | 12 March |
| 2025 date | 18 March |
| 2026 date | 17 March |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Nowruz, Sizdebedar |
Chaharshanbeh Suri or Charshanbeh Suri (Persian: چهارشنبهسوری, romanized: Čahāršanbe 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]
- ^ How To Pronounce Chaharshanbe Suri چهارشنبهسوری. How To Say, 21 March 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Iranicawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ Mosaheb, Gholamhossein, ed. (2002) [1966]. "چهارشنبهسوری" [Čahār.Šanbe suri]. The Persian Encyclopedia (in Persian). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Tehran: Amirkabir. p. 811. ISBN 964303044X.
- ^ Fu, Alison (March 13, 2013). "Iranian fire-jumping festival delights Berkeley residents". The Daily Californian.
- ^ Razavi, Mahboobeh (March 1, 2019). "Chaharshanbe Suri in Iran - The Festival of Fire". SURFIRAN.