{"id":27993,"date":"2022-03-14T11:28:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsvilleherald.com\/?p=27993"},"modified":"2022-03-14T11:28:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:28:25","slug":"persian-festival-of-fire-chahar-shanbeh-suri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huntsvilleherald.com\/persian-festival-of-fire-chahar-shanbeh-suri\/","title":{"rendered":"Persian Festival of Fire &#8211; Chahar Shanbeh Suri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PersianCommunityHuntsville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huntsville&#8217;s Persian\/Iranian Community<\/a><\/strong> on T<strong>uesday, March 16<\/strong>, as we wish away bad luck for the New Year!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Festival of Fire, <\/strong>or <strong>Chahar Shanbeh Suri<\/strong> as it is called in Farsi, is a festival dating back more than<strong> 2,500 years<\/strong>. The ceremony is a prelude to <strong>Nowruz, the Iranian New Year<\/strong>, which begins with the <strong>arrival of spring<\/strong> on the vernal equinox.<\/p>\n<p>On the last Tuesday of the year, families and friends gather together at sunset and torch a series of small bonfires. <strong><em>&#8220;May your rosy red glow be mine, and my sickly yellow pallor yours,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> they chant as they make leaps over the fire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>During this purification night, one asks to be rid of sickness and problems, and to be blessed with warmth and energy in the new year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friends of all nationalities and backgrounds are welcome to join for a beautiful night of Iranian culture! 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