Sizdah Be-dar
sizdah bedar persian سیزده‌بدر – sīzdah bedar lit thirteen outdoor also known nature day روز طبیعت – rūze tabīat iranian festival held annually thirteenth day farvardin first month iranian calendar first month spring people spend time picnicking outdoors mark end nowruz holiday iran generally among iranian festival sizdah bedar bit vague term historical root direct mention celebration history book prior qajar era ancient source shahnameh reference thirteenth day farvardin popular belief ancient iranian celebrated th day nowruz twelve day celebrating day represents month year official ending nowruz beginning remaining twelve month year ancient time name day month example first day month called ormazd rooz thirteenth day month called tir rooz belonged izad tir god tir word rooz mean day persian word tir called tishtariah avestan language name tishter god rain say tir symbol divine kindness among ancient iranian rain symbolically equal god kindness generosity persian culture nature day ancient persian tradition celebrating occasion god rain victory droughtinducing demon celebrating day customary even emergence asho zoroastrianism bc stated book nowruz nowruz mr kourosh niknam mp zoroastrianism pp thirteenth day farvardin called tir teshtar avesta teshtar god rain asho zoroaster rain god overcome drought demon people believed worship god particular day ask rain ancient iran celebrating th day nowruz beginning agricultural semiyear iranian went field farm plain desert bank river worship would rejoice dance happily asked rain according iranians’ belief number thirteen ominous sizdah bedar therefore mean getting rid ominous day thirteen going picnic heart nature natural place one way according dehkhoda dictionary dar mean valley plain mean towards thus sizdah bedar mean towards valley thirteenth day sizdah bedar celebrated thirteenth day nowruz iranian new year celebrated going outside nature spend day outdoors custom performed end picnic throw sprouted green سبزه – sabze part traditional haftseen nowruz display moving water knotting stem green سبزه گره زدن – sabzeh gereh zadan tossing water customary ritual young single people especially young woman indicates wish find partner husband lie thirteenth دروغ سیزده – dorūghe sīzdah similar april fool day observed first second day april iran day sizdah bedar prank reportedly played holiday since bce achaemenid empire sekanjabin old iranian drink persian make vinegar honey sometimes mint popular summer also inseparable part sizdah bedar iranian eat lettuce sekanjabin act symbolically promise stay healthy new year ashe doogh persian آش دوغ also known yogurt soup originates azeri region northwest iran one traditional soup ardabil common dish found many region culture within west asia including iran azerbaijan turkey nowruz iranian festival public holiday iran outdoor moment sizdah bedar reference article saadat noury sizdahbedar delft netherlands youtube video animation sizdahbedar youtube video