{"id":2336,"date":"2019-02-15T18:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tirgan.ca\/nowruz2019\/?p=2336"},"modified":"2019-02-20T18:08:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T18:08:06","slug":"the-persian-festival-of-fire-chaharshanbe-suri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tirgan.ca\/nowruz2019\/the-persian-festival-of-fire-chaharshanbe-suri\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PERSIAN FESTIVAL OF FIRE: CHAHARSHANBE SURI"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian solar year, known as Chaharshanbe Suri or the Persian Festival of Fire, special customs and rituals take place in which everyone particularly children eagerly participate. The term Chaharshanbe Suri \u0686\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0634\u0646\u0628\u0647\u200c \u0633\u0648\u0631\u06cc is made of two words meaning Wednesday and celebrations\/red respectively, where young and old gather around and jump over fires that stay burning all night. These bonfires symbolize kindness, friendship, and light.<\/p>\n

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The Festival of Fire is a remnant of the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, where fire represents\u00a0God<\/a>\u2018s light or wisdom. Zoroastrianism was the official religion of\u00a0Persia (now Iran<\/a>) from 600 BCE to 650 CE. Around 2000 years ago followers of this doctrine built firehouses and temples where a fire was kept ever burning. The ruins of these sacred sanctuaries are now considered important archaeological sites in Iran, Iraq, and India. The festival of Chaharshanbeh Suri has its roots in the Zoroastrian celebrations of the battles of fire against evil. Granted, this time-honored religion does not put a lot of emphasis on rituals, but rather the ethical practices of \u2018Good Words, Good Thoughts, and Good Deeds\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Fire, not only in historic Persia, has long been held as sacred among Indians, Europeans, and many other cultures. According to ancient Iranian beliefs, Azar (Fire) was the son of Ahura Mazda. Ancient Persians believed in the purity and purifying power of fire. The belief was so strong that, to prove one’s innocence, people had to cross through the fire, as Siavash did in Ferdowsi’s epic poem, the\u00a0Shahnameh<\/i>. Chaharshanbe Suri (Chaharshanbe Soori) is the festival of fire. Chaharshanbeh means Wednesday and Suri has the meanings of red, party or festival.<\/p>\n

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