Jashne Sade

A mid-winter feast to honor fire and to “defeat the forces of darkness, frost and cold” in which people gather around and build a fire so that they can receive good things from the fire and give the fire their incompleteness.

A mid-winter feast to honor fire and to “defeat the forces of darkness, frost and cold”
A mid-winter feast to honor fire and to “defeat the forces of darkness, frost and cold”

Nowruz

“now” means new and the word ruz means day. Nowruz means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring (“Rejuvenation”). It starts on the first day of spring (also the first day of the Iranian Calendar year), 21 March, in that 12 days as a sign of the past 12 months, all Iranian families gather around and visit each other. In Nowruz all families talk about their best experiences of the last year and the things they are looking forward in the next year and they all become bonded again in peace.

“now” means new and the word ruz means day. Nowruz means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring (“Rejuvenation”).
“now” means new and the word ruz means day. Nowruz means starting a new day and it is the Celebration of the start of spring (“Rejuvenation”).