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by IPC » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:44 pm
Chahar Shanbe Suri
(Iranian Celebrations)
Chahar Shanbe Suri: Celebration of Fire (March 19)
Chahar Shanbe Suri (Massoumeh Price)
http://www.iranchamber.com/culture/arti ... f_fire.php
Note
Original Form and the Correct Meaning:
Chahar Shanbe Suri = Wednesday Celebration
derived from:
Sur = Celebration, Party (Persian)
Later Variation and the Wrong Meaning:
Chahar Shanbe Suri = Red Wednesday
derived from:
Sor = Red (Kurdish)
It is:
Sur, not Sor
and
It is:
Chahar Shanbe Suri, not Chahar Shanbe Sori
Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds (English)
Pendare Nik, Goftare Nik, Kerdare Nik (Modern Persian)
Humata, Hukhta, Hvarshta (Avestan Persian)
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