What is Red Wednesday in Iran?

The last Wednesday of each year of the Iranian solar calendar is the traditional national festival of Iran, "Red Wednesday", so foreigners are accustomed to calling "Red Wednesday" the "fire jumping festival. "

The last Wednesday of the Iranian solar calendar is Red Wednesday, a traditional Iranian national holiday.

The festival has a history of more than two thousand years in Iran. Its origin can be traced back to the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism, which was once widely practiced in Persia, and is commonly known as "Zoroastrianism" or "Zoroastrianism" in Chinese.

On the last Tuesday night before the Iranian New Year, many Iranians light bonfires in front of their homes or on the streets and jump over the fires to burn away the "bad luck", usher in the light, drive away evil spirits and diseases, and to stay happy forever.