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Chaharshanbe Suri
The fire-jumping Wednesday eve before Nowruz: "give me your red, take my yellow" is said over the flames.
When is Chaharshanbe Suri in 2027?
Chaharshanbe Suri 2027 is on Tuesday, 16 March 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2028, Tuesday, 14 March 2028.
About Chaharshanbe Suri
On the last Tuesday evening of the Persian year, the eve of the last Wednesday, families light small bonfires in streets and courtyards and jump over them, reciting, "Zardi-ye man az to, sorkhi-ye to az man", "my yellow to you, your red to me". The fire is imagined to take away sickness and bad luck and give back warmth and health. Traditional foods such as ajil-e moshkel-gosha, a mixed nut and dried fruit snack said to solve problems, are shared. Children bang on pots and play, and in some places there is the tradition of spoon-banging, qashogh-zani, in which people go door to door to ask for treats. The custom is rooted in pre-Islamic Persian belief about fire and renewal and is the first act of the Nowruz season.
Chaharshanbe Suri dates: 2027, 2028
| Year | Chaharshanbe Suri date |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Tuesday, 16 March 2027 |
| 2028 | Tuesday, 14 March 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is eaten
- ajil-e moshkel-gosha
- nuts
- dried fruits
Traditions of Chaharshanbe Suri
Also part of it, and being written: Ajil-e moshkel-gosha (The problem-solving snack mix.), Zoroastrianism (The ancient faith of fire and light.).
More marked on Chaharshanbe Suri
Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Chaharshanbe Suri" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Nowruz: Katzenfee50, CC0, source
- Nowruz: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0, source