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Sadeh جشن سده | |
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Also called | Jashn-e Sadeh (Persian: جشن سده) |
Observed by | Iran Tajikistan Canada (by Iranian Canadians) United States (by Iranian Americans) |
Date | 10 Bahman (January 29, 30, or 31) |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Nowruz, Tirgan, Mehregan, Yalda |
Sadeh (Persian: سده also transliterated as Sade), is an Iranian festival that dates back to the Achaemenid Empire.[1] Sadeh celebrates 50 days before Nowruz. Sadeh in Persian means "hundred" and refers to one hundred days and nights remains to the beginning of spring. Sadeh is a mid winter festival that was celebrated with grandeur and magnificence in ancient Persia.[2] It was a festivity to honor fire and to defeat the forces of darkness, frost, and cold.