Tirgan
Tīrgān , Tīregān or Djaschn-e Tīrgān is an old Iranian rain festival which, according to the Zoroastrian calendar, is celebrated on the 13th day of the month of Tīr , the so-called Tīr day , or on July 1st of the Gregorian calendar .
In Middle Persian (or Pahlavi) its name was Tishtar and in Avestian Tishrya.
The festival originally refers to the angel Tīr (synonymous with the word arrow ), who appeared after a drought to bring about the long-awaited rain through thunder and lightning.
According to another legend, Ārash the archer (Ārash-e Kamān-gīr) was used to settle a long-standing dispute between the rulers of Iran and Turan , Manutscher and Afrāsiāb . Accordingly, on the 13th day of the month of Tīr, rash shot an arrow in an easterly direction from a peak of Damāvand . Its landing point determined the border between the two kingdoms and made it possible to regain the land lost to Afrāsiāb. With the dispute settled, the rain finally set in after a long drought, which was extensively celebrated.
The original Tīrgān festival was celebrated on two consecutive days, the small and the great Tīrgān. Even today, some Iranians celebrate this festival by dancing, singing and reciting poetry. There are ash-e Reschteh (spinach soup with noodles), fresh fruit and dessert Scholeh Sard: passed ( "Yellow Flame" rice pudding with saffron). You also wear rainbow-colored ribbons around your wrists, which are thrown into a stream after ten days. In some areas of Iran, such as B. in Māzandarān , one also spends the day at the source of rivers or playing in the sea.
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Tirgan is celebrated like Nowruz or Yalda in the Persian cultural area. In addition to Iran , Afghanistan and Tajikistan , Tirgan is celebrated in Central Asia and some Kurds , is not as popular outside of Iran as other Iranian festivals (e.g. Nowruz ).
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- ↑ Product Tirgan on www.parstime