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Skidmore

(37,364 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:02 PM Mar 2015

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Today is Chaharshanbeh Suri

the ancient festival of lights in Iran. It dates back to ancient times. Long before either Christianity or Islam. Many of the rituals derive from Zoroastrian traditions.

You can visit this link to learn about the festivities associated with this joyous time of year.

Happy Chaharshanbeh Suri to all.

http://www.majzooban.org/en/articles/3881-chaharshanbeh-soori-persian-festival-of-fire.html

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Today is Chaharshanbeh Suri (Original Post) Skidmore Mar 2015 OP

Very cool! Thanks n/t etherealtruth Mar 2015 #1

How fascinating that it fell on the same day as St. Patrick's Day this year..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2015 #2

Sounds like Zoroastrian Diwali KamaAina Mar 2015 #3

Zorastrianism was practiced in the greater Skidmore Mar 2015 #4

It wasn't THAT long ago! KamaAina Mar 2015 #5

Ha ha. Skidmore Mar 2015 #6

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

1. Very cool! Thanks n/t

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:09 PM

Mar 2015

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)

2. How fascinating that it fell on the same day as St. Patrick's Day this year.....

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:11 PM

Mar 2015

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. Sounds like Zoroastrian Diwali

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:23 PM

Mar 2015

I actually had a Zoroastrian coworker long ago! Presumably one of the Parsees from India.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

4. Zorastrianism was practiced in the greater

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:24 PM

Mar 2015

area of Persia for centuries. In fact, Zoroaster was Persian.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

5. It wasn't THAT long ago!

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:25 PM

Mar 2015

Just in the early '90s.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

6. Ha ha.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:28 PM

Mar 2015

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