Sizdah Bedar 2022
- Date: 03-Apr-2022, Sizdah Bedar 2022
- time: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Location: NTC Park, 2455 Cushing Rd., San Diego, CA 92106
- Live Music with Deejay Julius
- Free –
Official 13 Bedar Party at NTC Park in San Diego
Iranians have a tradition of spending the day outdoors on the 13th day of Iranian month Farvardin, which normally falls on April 03. ‘Sizdah’ means thirteen, and ‘bear’, means to get rid of, i.e ‘getting rid of thirteen’. Iranians have valued this day for ages, even as it concludes Norouz festivities. The initial 12 days signify order in the world and individual lives.
The 13th day marks the beginning of the return to normal daily life.
It is customary on this day, for families to pack a picnic and go to a park or the countryside.”People believe that joy and laughter cleanse the mind of all evil thoughts, and people usually find a picnic to be a festive and happy event.”
“People also believe that ‘Sizdah Bedar’ is a special day to yearn for rain. It’s a day for competitive games as well. At the end of the picnic day, people perform a ritual by throwing ‘Sabzeh’ (sprouts) into a river.
Touching someone else’s ‘Sabzeh’ on this 13th day or bringing it home is considered a bad omen, and it may invite other people’s pains and hardships to oneself.”
Sizdah Bedar
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IRANIAN CELEBRATE SIZDAH BEDAR
Sizdah Bedar is the Persian festival of nature and is celebrated on the 13th day of the new year in the month of Farvardin (corresponding to April 3), the last day of the Norooz period. This is the last phase of the New Year’s celebrations which begins with the fire festival of Chaharshanbeh Soori of the Persian New Year. As Chaharshanbeh Soori is part of the traditions to welcome Norooz, Sizdah Bedar is one to escort the celebrations away. The first 12 days of the year hold special importance as they symbolize order in the world and in the lives of people. The 13th day marks the beginning of the return to ordinary daily life and inaugurates a happy new year. The custom is to spend the day outdoors, in the parks or in the countryside.
The researcher explains the origin of ‘Sizdah Bedar’
Shahr-e Kord, Charmahal Bakhtiari, April 2, IRNA – Head of the Iranology Foundation of the Charmahal Bakhtiari province, researcher and Iranologist, Abbas Qanbari Adivi said here Monday that the ceremonies observed on the 13th day of the New Iranian Year (started March 21), called Sizdah Bedar, date back to old days.
- IRNA reports the Iranian New Year (Norouz) as a festival symbolizing creation and new beginnings. The 13th day of Farvardin marks the end of New Year festivities. Iranians view the number 12 as sacred, signifying a belief in the material world’s existence for 12,000 years.
- Sizdah Bedar 2022
He noted in the old days people believed that during the New Year holidays, ghosts come back and live with people and that the 12th day of Farvardin is the end of the world. “The 13th day of Farvardin was considered as the beginning of heavenly life. This day is celebrated to prevent the collapse of the world and ensure its durability,” he added.
