English Explanatory Dictionary

Chaharshanbe Suri

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, also the first festivity of Nowruz.

Word forms

Chaharshanbe Suri Chaharshanbeh Suri Chahar Shanbe Suri

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چهارشنبهسوری (čahāršanba-sūrī /čahâršanbe-suri, literally “scarlet/festive Wednesday”).

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