Chaharshanbe Suri
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This article is about the festival. For the film, see Chaharshanbe Suri (film).
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]
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Chaharshanbe Suri | |
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Also called | Fharshanbe Soori |
Observed by | Iran Afghanistan Tajikistan Iraq Azerbaijan Turkey Elsewhere 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 |
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