Persian Chaharshanbe Suri

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Persian_Chaharshanbe_Suri
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chaharshanbe_Suri
gptkb:Red_Wednesday
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nowruz
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Tajikistan
gptkb:Persian_diaspora
gptkb:Kurdistan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance marks end of the year
preparation for Nowruz
gptkbp:customs lighting fireworks
people jump over fire chanting 'Zardi-ye man az to, sorkhi-ye to az man'
breaking earthenware jugs
burning rue seeds for good luck
children go door to door banging spoons for treats
gptkbp:date last Wednesday before Nowruz
gptkbp:duration 1 day
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Persian Chaharshanbe Suri
gptkbp:language gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:mainActivity gptkb:fireworks
fortune telling
singing traditional songs
jumping over bonfires
spoon-banging (Qashoq-Zani)
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Afghans
gptkb:Tajiks
gptkb:Persians
gptkb:Kurds
gptkb:Azeris
Iranians worldwide
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Zoroastrianism
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:fire
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Zoroastrianism
secular
gptkbp:symbolizes purification
renewal
welcoming spring
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:Ash-e_Reshteh
Ajil (mixed nuts)
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not inscribed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islamic_Persian_culture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7