Sizdah be dar

Sizdah be dar ("seez-da-beedah"). I love to say that over and over, fast.

We just passed another Irani holiday and I wanted to give it a quick shout-out. Thirteen days past the Persian new year (Norouz) you're supposed to spend the entire day outside and and eat certain types of food. This year, Sizdah be dar fell on Thursday, April 2. In practice, it seems to me like the Persians tend to all go to a pre-designated park and make one giant community picnic (usually with live performances and all kinds of activity)... and it's always the Sunday after the thirteenth day of the new year.

So happy Sizdah be dar, observed!

Read more about the Persian traditions for Sizdah be dar over here.

Fun fact: it's thought that our current "april fools" tradition came from ancient Persian sizdah be dar pranksters, who are supposed to play practical jokes.