The program will include an audio/visual presentation about Iran and Iranian culture, group dancing and an exclusive performance by music ensemble, Delkash which will perform Iranian classical and folkloric music on traditional instruments.
The festival of Tiragan is observed on July 1st, and it is primarily a rain festival. It is one of the three most widely celebrated feasts (along with Mehregan and Nowruz) amongst Iranian peoples. This event is celebrated on the day Tir and refers to the archangel Tir (arrow) who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.
Legend says that Arash-e Kamangir (Archer) was a man chosen to settle a land dispute between two leaders, monarchs of Iran and Turan. Arash was to shoot his arrow on the 13th day of Tir and where the arrow landed, there would be the border between the two kingdoms. Turan, which had suffered from the lack of rain, and Iran rejoiced the settlement of the borders, the peace and rain poured onto the two countries.
Today, some Iranians celebrate this occasion with dancing, singing, reciting poetry and serving spinach soup and sholeh zard (saffron rice pudding with almonds). During this celebration children and adults rejoice by swimming in streams and splashing water around on each other. The custom of tying rainbow-colored bands on their wrists, which are worn for ten days and then thrown into a stream.
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