How is Chaharshanbe Suri celebrated in Iran? On the eve of the last Wednesday of the year Chaharshanbe Soori (or, “Red Wednesday”) is celebrated. This ceremony is a purification ritual in which crowds gather in public places and jump over bonfires, sing traditional songs and repeat the phrase, “Give me your beautiful red color and...Read More

Did you know that Persian culture has its own Valentine’s Day?  It actually existed long before! Celebration of love, friendship and the earth In Persian culture mothers have very high value and this has been true since forever. Throughout history all over the planet, the earth has been symbolized as the mother. It is what...Read More

What is Yalda? Yalda night is the celebration of the birth of the new sun. Yalda is the last night of autumn, and the longest and darkest night of the year. It’s an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated all across Iran and central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and some Caucasian states such...Read More

When is Nowruz? Nowruz is the Persian New Year. But you don’t have to be Persian to celebrate. It’s no coincidence it falls on the first day of spring. The Iranian calendar is a solar calendar, meaning time is determined, through astronomical observations, by Earth’s movement around the sun. So, the first day of the...Read More