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On the eve of the last Wednesday of the Iranian year, bonfires are lit in yards, streets and on rooftops, and people leap over the flames, asking the fire to take away their pallor and give them its red glow for the year ahead.
Fire before the New Year
The name means “festive Wednesday”. The festival opens the Nowruz season: on the evening before the last Wednesday of the year, bonfires are lit in yards, village squares, city streets, on rooftops and on hilltops, and people jump over the flames.
As they jump they say sorkhi-ye to az man, zardi-ye man az to — “your redness is mine, my yellowness is yours”. The yellow is the pallor of sickness and the troubles of the old year; the red is the fire’s warmth and health, carried across into the new one. Its roots reach back to ancient Iran and to the reverence for fire in Zoroastrianism.
Spoons, disguises and fortunes
Later in the evening comes qashoq-zani, “spoon-banging”. People in disguise go from door to door, striking spoons against plates or bowls, and are handed small packets of snacks — not unlike trick-or-treating. Fortune-telling belongs to the night too: some open the poems of Hafez at random and read the verse as an omen for the year.
Fireworks
In modern practice firecrackers and fireworks are widely used alongside the bonfires, and they, rather than the fires, cause most of the injuries each year.
開催時期
Chaharshanbe Suri is held on the evening before the last Wednesday of the Iranian year, so it always falls on a Tuesday night in the days before Nowruz, in March.
- 2027年3月16日AP1405年12月25日算出
- 2028年3月14日AP1406年12月24日算出
- 2029年3月13日AP1407年12月23日算出
- 2030年3月19日AP1408年12月29日算出
敬意をもって訪れる
知っておきたいこと
- The festival happens outdoors in public, where Iran’s dress code applies. Women must cover their hair and wear a long-sleeved tunic or coat over trousers or a floor-length skirt; men should wear long trousers and long sleeves.
- Loose or synthetic clothing is a hazard near open flames.
- Ask before photographing people, especially anyone jumping the fire.
避けること
- Do not photograph military or government buildings. Foreign nationals have been detained for photography near sensitive sites.
- Do not drink alcohol. It is illegal in Iran, and penalties can be severe.
安全のために
- People are injured every year. In a study of one Tabriz hospital emergency department during the 2014 festival, most fireworks injuries were caused by firecrackers, almost three quarters happened while jumping fires or handling fireworks, and one in five burns was third-degree.
- Standing back is not the same as being safe. In the same study, about one in twelve of those injured were simply passing through the streets or travelling in vehicles. If you would rather not take that risk, watch from indoors.
- As of September 2026 the UK government advises against all travel to Iran. Check your own government’s advice before planning a trip.
出典
この項目は次の資料をもとに書かれています。
- Chaharshanbe SuriWikipedia (English) · 2026年9月16日 閲覧
- Nowruz — Chaharshanbe SuriWikipedia (English) · 2026年9月16日 閲覧
- Fireworks-Related Injuries in Iran: A Survey Following the 2014 New Year’s Festival in TabrizTrauma Monthly (via PubMed Central) · 2026年8月11日 閲覧
- Iran travel advice: safety and securityUK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · 2026年9月16日 閲覧
関連する祭り
Nowruz
نوروز
Nowruz, “new day”, is the Iranian New Year. It begins at the March equinox, when families gather around the Haft-sin table to wait for the exact moment the year turns, and opens two weeks of visits, food and time outdoors.
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سیزدهبدر
On the thirteenth day of the Iranian New Year, the whole country heads outdoors. Families picnic in parks and fields, and the sprouts grown for the Haft-sin table are thrown into running water, closing the Nowruz holidays.
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