MOS T F A M O U S

HOLIDAYS IN I RA N
SOO RI & SHAB E YA L DA
CHARSHANBE
 IRANIAN HOLIDAYS
• Iran Has 2500 Years Of Civilization And Different Ancient Rituals Are Still Held Among Iranian
People. Iranian Ancient Festivals Have Played Important Roles In People’s Lives In Different
Periods. Noruz, Yalda Night And Chaharshanbe Soori Are Among These Festivals. Chaharshanbe
Soori Is One Of The Major Iranian Festivals And People Still Celebrate It On The Eve Of Last
Wednesday Of The Year Before Noruz (Persian New Year) To Have Fortune And Felicity In The
New Year. In This Article, We Provide More Information About The Chaharshanbe
Soori Celebration And Its Specific Customs.
 CHARSHANBE SOORI
As We Said Above, Chaharshanbe
Soori Is One Of The Most Favorite
Iranian Ancient Festivals And Its History
Dates Back To More Than Two Thousand
Years Ago. The Word “Soori”
In Chaharshanbe Soori Means Fire And
Symbolizes Red Color Festival Is Also
Called A Fire Festival. It Is Customary
That On The Last Wednesday Of The
Year, People Gather Together And Make A
Big Fire.
In Fact, It Can Be Said That Chaharshanbe Soori Is A Custom For Welcoming Spring And Noruz. In Ancient
Iran, The Fire Had Great Importance And It Was Considered Everywhere As A Symbol Of Purity And
Goodness. There Are Different Stories About Jumping The Fire. In The Beliefs Of Ancient People, Fire Cleans
Everybody With Its Warmness And Diminishes Their Impurities. The Warmness Of Fire Takes Away Sickness,
And It Is The Main Source Of Life.
 FINAL WORD
Iran Having Different People And Rich Civilization Is An
Attractive And Interesting Country Regarding
Traditional Customs. Noruz Celebration
And Chaharshanbe Soori Festival That Is A Prelude To
It, Are Still Held Among Iranian People. These
Celebrations And Rituals Play Very Important Roles In
Iranian Culture. Getting Familiar With These
Celebrations Help To Retain Them In The Future.
 YALDA NIGHT
Shab-e-yalda Or Shab-e Chelleh (Yalda Night) Is One Of
The Most Ancient Persian Festivals Annually Celebrated
On December 21 By Iranians All Around The World. The
Longest And Darkest Night Of The Year Is A Time When
Friends And Family Gather Together To Eat, Drink And
Read Poetry (Especially Hafez) Until Well After
Midnight. Fruits And Nuts Are Eaten And Pomegranates
And Watermelons. The Red Color In These Fruits
Symbolizes The Crimson Hues Of Dawn And Glow Of
Life. The Poems Of Divan-e Hafez, Which Can Be
Found In The Bookcases Of Most Iranian Families.
 During This Night Persians Enjoy Delicious Food,
Sweet And Juicy Fruits, And Delectable Sweets Paired
With Hot Tea. Reading The Enchanting Poems By
Hafez  And Great Persian Mythology Such As
Shahnameh , Khosro Va Shireen Leili Va Majnoon
Make This Otherwise Cold Winter Night A Delightful
Gathering With Family And Friends. Yalda Is A Night
Full Of Hope For The Future And Happiness For The
Young And Old.There Is A Saying In Farsi That Goes
Something Like This: I Wish You A Long And Happy
Life Like Shabe Yalda, Sweet As Watermelon And
Fruitful As Pomegranates! Shabe Yalda Mobarak!!