Mehregan
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Mehregan () or Jashn-e Mehr ( Mithra Festival) is an Iranian festival celebrated to honor the Zarathustrian yazata Mithra (), which is responsible for friendship, affection and love.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Mehregan
- Holiday.longtype
- Monthly Celebrations in Ancient Persia
- Holiday.image
- Mehregan Table Persian Festival of Autumn in Holland Photo by Persian Dutch Network 2011.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Mehregan table at a celebration in the Netherlands, 2011
- Holiday.nickname
- Jašn-e Mehr
- Holiday.observedby
- Iran Azerbaijan Afghanistan Kurdistan Tajikistan Uzbekistan
- Holiday.date
- October 1–2, October 8
- Holiday.celebrations
- Wearing purple clothing, gathering together, exchanging greeting cards, setting up the Mehregan table, commemorating the triumph of good over evil, dancing accompanied by special music.
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
- Holiday.relatedto
- Mithra
- Holiday.significance
- Victory of Fereydoun King of the Seven Kingdoms over Zahhak
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Ceremony of Mehregan
- Intangible heritage.Countries
- Iran and Tajikistan
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 02144
- Intangible heritage.Region
- APA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2024
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 19th
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Name
- Introduction
- In ancient times
- In the present-day
- Basis for the date
- See also
- References
- Sources
Mehregan () or Jashn-e Mehr ( Mithra Festival) is an Iranian festival celebrated to honor the Zarathustrian yazata Mithra (), which is responsible for friendship, affection and love.
== Name == Persian "Mehregân" (Celebration of Mehr) is derived from the Middle Persian expression Mihragān, itself derived from Old Persian Mithrakāna.
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