Chaharshanbe Suri
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Chaharshanbe Suri is an ancient Iranian fire-jumping festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, symbolizing purification and the welcoming of the new year in Persian culture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chaharshanbe Suri canonical | 2 |
| Chaharshanbe-Soori | 1 |
| Charshanbe Suri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5629312 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chaharshanbe Suri Context triple: [Persian culture, majorFestival, Chaharshanbe Suri]
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A.
Ridván
Ridván is the most important Bahá'í festival, commemorating Baháʼu'lláh’s declaration of his prophetic mission in a garden near Baghdad.
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B.
Reyvroz
Reyvroz is a small commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
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C.
Yalda Night
Yalda Night is an ancient Iranian winter solstice festival marked by family gatherings, poetry, and special foods to celebrate the longest night of the year.
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D.
Nayrouz
Nayrouz is the Coptic New Year festival, commemorating the martyrs and marking the beginning of the Coptic calendar year.
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E.
Ashura
Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chaharshanbe Suri Target entity description: Chaharshanbe Suri is an ancient Iranian fire-jumping festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, symbolizing purification and the welcoming of the new year in Persian culture.
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A.
Ridván
Ridván is the most important Bahá'í festival, commemorating Baháʼu'lláh’s declaration of his prophetic mission in a garden near Baghdad.
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B.
Reyvroz
Reyvroz is a small commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
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C.
Yalda Night
Yalda Night is an ancient Iranian winter solstice festival marked by family gatherings, poetry, and special foods to celebrate the longest night of the year.
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D.
Nayrouz
Nayrouz is the Coptic New Year festival, commemorating the martyrs and marking the beginning of the Coptic calendar year.
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E.
Ashura
Ashura is a significant Islamic holy day, especially in Shia Islam, marking the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala and symbolizing sacrifice, justice, and resistance against oppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian festival
ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ fire festival ⓘ pre-Nowruz celebration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nowruz
ⓘ
linked to:
Nowruz celebrations
|
| associatedWithCalendar |
Iranian solar calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Jalali calendar
|
| associatedWithCulture |
Iranian culture
ⓘ
Persian culture ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz ⓘ |
| chantMeaning | "May my yellow (sickness) be yours, your red (health) be mine" ⓘ |
| coreElement |
communal gathering
ⓘ
fire ⓘ light ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chaharshanbe-Soori
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaharshanbe Suri
Charshanbe Suri ⓘ
linked to:
Chaharshanbe Suri
Festival of Fire ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
family-centered rituals
ⓘ
public street celebrations ⓘ youth-centered activities ⓘ |
| hasChant | "Zardi-ye man az to, sorkhi-ye to az man" ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRoot |
Zoroastrian traditions
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Iranian beliefs ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Persian phrase meaning "Red Wednesday" or "Wednesday Feast" ⓘ |
| hasIntangibleHeritageStatus | recognized as part of Iranian intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
distributing nuts and sweets
ⓘ
fortune-telling customs in some regions ⓘ jumping over bonfires ⓘ lighting bonfires in streets and courtyards ⓘ playing music and dancing ⓘ reciting traditional phrases while jumping over fire ⓘ setting off firecrackers ⓘ visiting family and neighbors ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
ancient Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Iran
|
| practicedIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ Kurdish regions ⓘ Persian diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bring health and good luck for the coming year
ⓘ
to cleanse misfortune of the past year ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nowruz holidays
ⓘ
linked to:
Nowruz celebrations
spring equinox ⓘ |
| season | late winter ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
purification
ⓘ
renewal ⓘ transition from old year to new year ⓘ welcoming of the new year ⓘ |
| timeRelationToNowruz | celebrated a few days before Nowruz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chaharshanbe Suri Description of subject: Chaharshanbe Suri is an ancient Iranian fire-jumping festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, symbolizing purification and the welcoming of the new year in Persian culture.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chaharshanbe Suri
linked to: Chaharshanbe Suri