Helileh calendar
Ancient Iranian festivals, month by month: handy for planning a trip to Helileh on a special day.
| Date | Occasion | About |
|---|---|---|
| FarvardinSpring | ||
| 121 Mar | NowruzAncient Iran | The new year and first day of spring: Iran’s oldest festival, with the haft-sin table and family visits. |
| 132 Apr | Sizdah BedarAncient Iran | The day to head out into nature at the end of Nowruz; Helileh’s shore is a lovely place for it. |
| 198 Apr | FarvardinganAncient Iran | A day to remember the departed and ancestral spirits; families visit graves and honour their forebears. |
| OrdibeheshtSpring | ||
| 323 Apr | OrdibeheshtganAncient Iran | A festival of flowers and light, honouring Ordibehesht, the spirit of truth, at the height of spring. |
| KhordadSpring | ||
| 627 May | KhordadganAncient Iran | A festival of water and perfection, giving thanks for water and the fertile earth. |
| TirSummer | ||
| 134 Jul | TirganAncient Iran | A summer festival of rain and splashing water, remembering Arash’s arrow: the ancient feast closest to the spirit of the sea. |
| MordadSummer | ||
| 729 Jul | AmordadganAncient Iran | A festival of plants and immortality, honouring trees, growth and a flourishing land. |
| ShahrivarSummer | ||
| 426 Aug | ShahrivarganAncient Iran | A festival of Shahrivar, symbol of just rule and kindness; some accounts link it to Cyrus’s birthday. |
| MehrAutumn | ||
| 168 Oct | MehreganAncient Iran | The autumn festival of friendship, affection and harvest, Iran’s great feast after Nowruz. |
| AbanAutumn | ||
| 101 Nov | AbanganAncient Iran | A festival of water, honouring Anahita, lady of the waters: a special day for a town on the sea. |
| AzarAutumn | ||
| 930 Nov | AzarganAncient Iran | A festival of fire and warmth as the cold sets in; people gathered around the flames. |
| 3021 Dec | Yalda nightAncient Iran | The longest night of the year and the birth of light: pomegranates, watermelon and Hafez until the sun returns. |
| DeyWinter | ||
| 122 Dec | Deygan (Khorram Ruz)Ancient Iran | The first day of Dey and a feast of the Creator: a day of forgiveness and reconciliation in midwinter. |
| BahmanWinter | ||
| 222 Jan | BahmanganAncient Iran | A feast of good thought and kindness to animals; traditionally a meat-free meal was prepared. |
| 1030 Jan | SadehAncient Iran | The fire festival fifty days before Nowruz, defying midwinter cold with a great bonfire. |
| 2211 Feb | Badireh (wind day)Ancient Iran | A day honouring the wind in the old calendar, a fitting link to the sea winds of Helileh. |
| EsfandWinter | ||
| 524 Feb | SepandarmazganAncient Iran | A feast of the earth and of mothers, honouring women with gifts for mothers. |
| Last Tuesday of the year14 Mar | Chaharshanbe SuriAncient Iran | The night of leaping over bonfires that welcomes Nowruz: “my yellow to you, your red to me.” |
Dates follow the Persian solar calendar; Gregorian dates are approximate.
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