Tirgan festival

Tirgan festival

فره کیانی- When the day of Tir is equal to the month of Tir, a joyous festival called Tirgan is held. Tir is called Tishtriya in Avesta and Tishtar in Pahlavi.

In the Avesta and Irgath writings, Tir is the name of a god who helps in raining. In Iranian beliefs, Tir was the name of a star that promises rain whenever it appears in the sky.

There are stories about how and the date of this celebration, which we will mention now.

A group believes that this celebration is in memory of Arash Kamangir. At that time, Afrasiab's army had conquered a large part of the vast land of Iran and had besieged King Manouchehr of Iran in Tabaristan.. The two armies sat down to compromise, and it was decided that someone would shoot an arrow from Damavand peak, and wherever this arrow landed on the ground, the border between Iran and Turan would be.. Therefore, a fighter from Iran who was famous in archery was chosen for this task. Arash gave all his life and energy and released the arrow that carried his life.. The arrow released from Jan Arash flew in the sky from morning to noon, passed through mountains and plains until it landed on a walnut tree by the Jihun river.. They considered that place as the border between Iran and Turan.

Tirgan festival

Another story told for the Tirgan festival goes back to the drought during the time of King Firuz of the Sassanid era. During the reign of this king, it did not rain for seven years and many people died and the lands dried up. The king and the people prayed to the Lord for rain, and after that it began to rain and the land of Iran was freed from drought.. It is the victory of the rain star Tishter over the drought demon Opush.

Today, Zoroastrians and some friends of Iran have honored this festival and worked hard to hold it. The day before the celebration, the house and outside are swept and cleaned. Then they wash their head and body and wear new clothes. One of the characteristics of Tirgan is that women tie the thread of arrow and wind to their wrists and leave it to the wind on a high place on the day of the wind, which will be ten days after that.. It is mentioned in Nesk from Nowruz to Nowruz that in Kerman, the younger ones sing this poem together with the bow and arrow.:

Arrow go, wind come, sadness go, joy come

Mahnt Bro Rozi Bia Khoshe Marwari Bia

Water sprinkling in Tirgan festival

Another joyful ceremony of this celebration is that people sprinkle water on each other. Those who live near rivers and streams go to them and do it with more enthusiasm. Water is light and this light can increase the happiness of people's bodies and souls so that they can gain strength and strive to make the world better..

(Another ceremony of Chechen Tirgan day is Chechen and Dole. Harvesting from Nesk Nowruz to Nowruz:)

Zoroastrians of a village or neighborhood, the day before the Tirgan festival, marry a middle-aged maiden.. They give him a green clay pot and a wide mouth. This jar is called Dole. He pours water into the trough, it takes more water from the source of the aqueduct and throws a green silk handkerchief over its opening..

He brings it to everyone, so that those who have problems can throw a small object such as a ring, a hair pin, a hair clip, a coin, etc..

He takes the dole under a green tree. This tree is often a cedar tree.

On the day of Tirgan festival, all the people who have thrown an object in the dole and have an intention and a wish gather together..

The young lady in charge gathers the dole from under the tree. Most of the women participate in fortune-telling, and the elderly who are present among them, sing couplets in a loud voice..

Then the girl puts her hand in the bag and takes out one of the things inside it, and the owner realizes that the poem that was read was related to his intention and desire..

I congratulate all Iranians on this auspicious, glorious and joyful celebration and I wish happiness and happiness to each and every one of them..