The parade is a means to promote and introduce Persian culture, its historical achievement in art, folklore, science, and the Persian civilization to the general public.
Children in Tajikistan villages go from door to door presenting the first flowers of spring to their neighbors in exchange for food and candy.
While the current Iranian government leaders do not want Iranians to celeberate this fire festival, people from all walks of life continue to do so, as if Iranians come with this fire-jumping gene!
This festival is the celebration of light (the good) winning over darkness (the bad). Photographs are from ISNA and Mehr, both considered state funded media, but they also have the gene!
Cooking of Sumalaq (سمنک) as an ancient ritual has its own peculiarities; traditionally only women used to make it.
Join the Center for Animal Lovers www.cal.ir in not using a “goldfish” at Haft Sin table.