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Tirgan
Tirgan
	Tirgan and Damavand National Day Festival at Amol
Observed by	Iran; Tajikistan; Canada (by Iranian Canadians and Zoroastrians); European Union (by Iranians and Zoroastrians); United States (by Iranian Americans and Zoroastrians)
Date	Tir 13 (July 3, 4, or 5)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Nowruz, Mehrgan, Sade, Yalda

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Tirgan (Persian: تیرگان, Tirgān), is a early summer ancient Iranian festival, celebrated annually on Tir 13 (July 2, 3, or 4). It is celebrated by splashing water, dancing, reciting poetry, and serving traditional foods such as spinach soup and sholezard. The custom of tying rainbow-colored bands on wrists, which are worn for ten days and then thrown into a stream, is also a way to rejoice for children.

Overview

Tirgan is an ancient Iranian tradition which is still celebrated in various regions of Iran, including Mazenderan, Khorasan, and Arak.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is widely attested by historians such as Gardezi, Biruni, and Masudi, as well as European travelers during the Safavid era.

The celebration is dedicated to Tishtrya, a Yazata who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.

Legend says that Arash the Archer was a man chosen to settle a land dispute between the leaders of the lands Iran and Turan. Arash was to loose his arrow, on the 13th day of Tir, and where the arrow landed, would lie the border between the two kingdoms. Turan had suffered from the lack of rain, and Iran rejoiced at the settlement of the borders, then rain poured onto the two countries and there was peace between them.

It is stated in Biruni's chronology that "by the order of God, the wind bore the arrow away from the mountains of Amol and brought the utmost frontier of Khorasan between Fergana and Tapuria."^[4] Gardizi has given a similar description, although he notes that "the arrow of Arash fell in the area between Fargana and Bactria."

Ceremony

Tirgan is celebrated every year in Mazandaran Province and Amol in northern Iran, the capital Tehran, Karaj, and the central and southern cities of Yazd, Meybod, Ardakan, Kerman, Bam, Shiraz, Isfahan, Ahvaz, and Farahan. Iranians of the Zoroastrian faith also celebrate this outside Iran, in Europe and the US.

Notes

^ Farahan: A Report on Iranian Celebrations
^ Aftab Markazi: Celebrations in Arak Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2rism: Celebrations in Mazandaran Archived 2012-07-18 at archive.today
^ The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries, Biruni – Eduard Sachau translation (1879)

[1] Farahan: A Report on Iranian Celebrations

[2] Aftab Markazi: Celebrations in Arak Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine

[3] 2rism: Celebrations in Mazandaran Archived 2012-07-18 at archive.today

[4] The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries, Biruni – Eduard Sachau translation (1879)

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+|image         = Tirgan-Iran-Amol.jpg
-|caption       = Tirgan in Kooshk Varjavand, [[Tehran]] (2010)
+|caption       = Tirgan and [[Damavand]] National Day Festival at [[Amol]]
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+|date          = [[Tir (month)|Tir]] 13 ([[July 3]], [[July 4|4]], or [[July 5|5]])
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-'''Tirgan''' ({{lang-fa|تیرگان}}, ''Tirgān''), is a [[summer solstice|mid summer ancient]] [[Iran]]ian festival, celebrated annually on [[Tir (month)|Tir]] 13 ([[July 2]], [[July 3|3]], or [[July 4|4]]).
+'''Tirgan''' ({{langx|fa|تیرگان}}, ''Tirgān''), is a [[summer solstice|early summer ancient]] [[Iran]]ian festival, celebrated annually on [[Tir (month)|Tir]] 13 ([[July 2]], [[July 3|3]], or [[July 4|4]]).
 It is celebrated by splashing water, dancing, reciting [[Persian poetry|poetry]], and serving traditional foods such as [[spinach soup]] and [[sholezard]]. The custom of tying rainbow-colored bands on wrists, which are worn for ten days and then thrown into a stream, is also a way to rejoice for children.
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 Tirgan is an ancient Iranian tradition which is still celebrated in various regions of Iran, including [[Mazandaran Province|Mazenderan]], [[Khorasan Province|Khorasan]], and [[Arak, Iran|Arak]].<ref>[http://www.farahan.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:1390-03-17-15-27-03&catid=74:1388-12-01-10-35-03&Itemid=151 Farahan: A Report on Iranian Celebrations]</ref><ref>[http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 Aftab Markazi: Celebrations in Arak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918214424/http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 |date=2011-09-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 2rism: Celebrations in Mazandaran] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120718111809/http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 |date=2012-07-18 }}</ref> It is widely attested by historians such as [[Abu Sa'id Gardezi|Gardezi]], [[Al-Biruni|Biruni]], and [[Al-Masudi|Masudi]], as well as European travelers during the [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] era.
-The celebration is dedicated to [[Tishtrya]], an archangel who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.
+The celebration is dedicated to [[Tishtrya]], a [[Yazata]] who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.
 Legend says that [[Arash|Arash the Archer]] was a man chosen to settle a land dispute between the leaders of the lands Iran and [[Turan]]. Arash was to loose his arrow, on the 13th day of [[Tir (month)|Tir]], and where the arrow landed, would lie the border between the two kingdoms. Turan had suffered from the lack of rain, and Iran rejoiced at the settlement of the borders, then rain poured onto the two countries and there was peace between them.
-It is stated in Biruni's chronology that "by the order of God, the wind bore the arrow away from the mountains of [[Ruyan (district)|Ruyan]] and brought the utmost frontier of [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] between [[Fergana]] and [[Tabaristan|Tapuria]]."<ref>''[[The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries]]'', [[Biruni]] – [[Eduard Sachau]] translation (1879)</ref> Gardizi has given a similar description, although he notes that "the arrow of Arash fell in the area between Fargana and [[Bactria]]."
+It is stated in Biruni's chronology that "by the order of God, the wind bore the arrow away from the mountains of [[Amol]] and brought the utmost frontier of [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] between [[Fergana]] and [[Tabaristan|Tapuria]]."<ref>''[[The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries]]'', [[Biruni]] – [[Eduard Sachau]] translation (1879)</ref> Gardizi has given a similar description, although he notes that "the arrow of Arash fell in the area between Fargana and [[Bactria]]."
 == Ceremony==
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 [[Category:Summer events in Iran]]
 [[Category:Zoroastrian festivals]]
+[[Category:Summer solstice]]

Latest revision as of 18:35, 6 November 2024

Overview

Ceremony

See also

Notes