Jump to content

Tirgan: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Monkbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
3,694,069 edits
m Task 20: replace {lang-??} templates with {langx|??} ‹See Tfd› (Replaced 1);
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Ancient Iranian and Zoroastrian Festival}}
{{redirect|Tiregan|the village in Iran|Tirgan, Iran}}
{{redirect|Tiregan|the village in Iran|Tirgan, Iran}}
{{Infobox holiday
{{Infobox holiday
|holiday_name = Tirgan
|holiday_name = Tirgan
|image =
|image = Tirgan-Iran-Amol.jpg
|caption = Tirgan in Kooshk Varjavand, [[Tehran]] (2010)
|caption = Tirgan and [[Damavand]] National Day Festival at [[Amol]]
|observedby = {{flag|Tajikistan}}<br />{{flag|Iran}}<br />{{flag|USA}}<br />{{flag|CAN}}<br />{{flag|EU}}
|observedby = {{flag|Iran}}<br/> {{flag|Tajikistan}}<br/> {{flag|Canada}} (by [[Iranian Canadians]] and [[Zoroastrians]])<br/> {{flag|European Union}} (by Iranians and [[Zoroastrians]])<br/> {{flag|United States}} (by [[Iranian Americans]] and [[Zoroastrians]])
|date = [[Tir (month)|Tir]] 13 ([[July 2]], [[July 3|3]], or [[July 4|4]])
|date = [[Tir (month)|Tir]] 13 ([[July 3]], [[July 4|4]], or [[July 5|5]])
|frequency = Annual
|frequency = Annual
|relatedto = [[Nowruz]], [[Mehrgan]], [[Sadeh|Sade]], [[Yalda]]
|relatedto = [[Nowruz]], [[Mehrgan]], [[Sadeh|Sade]], [[Yaldā Night|Yalda]]
}}
}}
'''Tirgan''' ({{lang-fa|تیرگان}}, ''Tirgān''), is a [[summer solstice|mid summer]] [[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.
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.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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.is/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.
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]], a [[Yazata]] who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.
[[File:Arash statue in Sa'dābād palace.jpg|thumb|left|Statue of [[Arash|Arash the Archer]] at the [[Sa'dabad Complex]], [[Tehran]].]]
⚫
The celebration is dedicated to [[Tishtrya]], an archangel 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.
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 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==
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, Iran|Bam]], [[Shiraz]], [[Isfahan]], [[Ahvaz]], and [[Farahan]]. Iranians of the [[Zoroastrian]] faith also celebrate this outside Iran, in [[Europe]] and the [[US]].


==See also==
==See also==
Line 31: Line 34:
{{Iranian Festivals}}
{{Iranian Festivals}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Tirgan}}
⚫
[[Category:Festivals in Iran]]
[[Category:Ancient Iranian religion]]
[[Category:Ancient Iranian religion]]
[[Category:Zoroastrian festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in Iran]]
⚫
[[Category:Persian words and phrases]]
[[Category:July observances]]
[[Category:July observances]]
⚫
[[Category:Religious festivals in Iran]]
[[Category:Observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar]]
[[Category:Observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar]]
⚫
[[Category:Persian words and phrases]]
⚫
[[Category:Religious festivals in Iran]]
[[Category:Summer events in Iran]]
[[Category:Summer events in Iran]]
⚫
[[Category:Zoroastrian festivals]]
[[Category:Summer solstice]]

Latest revision as of 18:35, 6 November 2024

"Tiregan" redirects here. For the village in Iran, see Tirgan, Iran.
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)
DateTir 13 (July 3, 4, or 5)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toNowruz, Mehrgan, Sade, Yalda

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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.

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  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)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Tirgan&oldid=1255795101"