Mehregan
Mehregan is an autumn celebration that marks the second part of the year when summer ends and people prepare themselves for the harsh cold winter ahead.
Zoroastrian Cultural and Religious Celebrations
People have conducted various celebrations since long ago. These celebrations are part of human social existence.
Gahanbar
Gahanbars are six seasonal celebrations when community members gather to prepare, share food, and make donations. They are joyous occasions at which rich and poor meet and work together, new friendships are formed, and old disputes resolved.
Sadeh
Jashn-e Sadeh (Sadeh Celebration) is an ancient Indo-Iranian celebration usually held on the 30th of January (10th of month of Bahman in Persian Calendar).
Yalda
Yalda Night (Shab-e-Yalda or Shab-e-Chelle) is an ancient Iranian celebration. It is celebrated on Winter solstice which usually falls around December 21st. It is the last night of Autumn and the longest night of the year, after which days start getting longer and nights shorter.
Tirgan
Tirgan also known as Jashn-e Tirgan (The festival of Tirgan) is an ancient Iranian summer festival which is still celebrated among Iranian Zoroastrians, Parsis of India, and some Iranians of various religions in different parts of Iran.
Nowruz
Nowruz literally means new day. It is celebrated on the first day of Spring and is the Iranian New Year. It is also celebrated in other countries in the Greater Iran.
