Goldie Ghamari - March 14, 2023


Tonight is the the ancient Persian festival of fire, Charshanbeh Soori. Why are Iranians protesting？

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Goldie Ghamari
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Charshan Besuri Char Shambes Suri Char Shambesuri Charchambe Suri Charashan Vasuri Zoroastrianism Farsi
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It's Persian Heritage Month in Ontario and today is a very important day for Iranians in Iran and all around the world. Today is the first day of Chasham Bissuri, a cultural and heritage celebration that Iranians have celebrated for thousands of years.

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00:00:00.000 It's Persian Heritage Month in Ontario and today, Tuesday, March 14, is a really important day for
00:00:06.080 Iranians in Iran and all around the world. For thousands of years, Iranians have always celebrated
00:00:11.920 the last Wednesday eve of every year. Char Shabbat Suri is an Iranian festival of fire 1.00
00:00:18.400 that dates back to ancient Zoroastrian times. And keep in mind, Zoroastrianism was the dominant and
00:00:24.400 main religion in Iran for thousands of years prior to the Muslim invasion in the 600s.
00:00:30.320 Char Shambesuri is the first celebration in a whole list of celebrations that Iranians
00:00:36.080 celebrate when it comes to the Persian New Year, which is the first day of spring.
00:00:40.400 And even though Char Shambesuri originated with the Zoroastrian religion,
00:00:44.320 in modern times it is celebrated by Iranians around the world regardless of religion because
00:00:50.960 it has turned into a cultural and heritage celebration. The way that we celebrate Charsha
00:00:56.880 Vesuri is by building huge bonfires and then we jump over those bonfires. And as we jump over the
00:01:03.920 bonfire, we chant and this means that you want the fire to take your pallor and your sickness
00:01:13.920 and your bad energy and replace it with health and positive energy for the upcoming new year.
00:01:20.000 now symbolism is a very important part of iranian culture and heritage and as i've explained in
00:01:24.880 earlier videos the lion is a very important symbol when it comes to the people of iran
00:01:29.920 fire is also a very important symbol and that's because of our culture and heritage which dates
00:01:35.920 back thousands of years and includes both lions and fire normally charge ambassador is supposed
00:01:43.040 to be a time of joy and happiness and celebration and iranians are supposed to get together and
00:01:51.200 celebrate mark the beginning of the new year given everything that's happening in iran right now with
00:01:56.880 the iranian revolution and the fact that the people of iran are fighting for freedom and democracy 0.52
00:02:02.240 against the brutal and terrorist illegitimate islamic regime in iran
00:02:06.560 Charchambe Suri is looking a little different this year.
00:02:24.800 Fire is still involved but there is currently a trending hashtag in Farsi
00:02:30.160 on various social media platforms which basically translates into three nights of fire.
00:02:36.560 The people of Iran are using this opportunity to raise awareness about the Iranian revolution, 0.73
00:02:52.400 to raise awareness about the fact that terrorists and illegitimate Islamic regime in Iran is
00:02:56.200 holding them hostage, and to raise awareness about their culture and heritage, something
00:03:13.640 that the terrorist and illegitimate Islamic regime in Iran has been trying to erase. 0.82
00:03:18.640 But no matter how long or how hard the terrorist and illegitimate Islamic regime in Iran tries 0.83
00:03:23.500 to erase our history. Iranian culture and civilization has lasted for thousands of years.
00:03:30.220 The fact that the Islamic regime has held the people of Iran hostage for 44 years, 0.83
00:03:35.260 once we get rid of them, it will just be a blip in our history. So to everyone who is celebrating 1.00
00:03:40.780 Chasham Bissuri tonight, I just want to wish you a happy Chasham Bissuri and I want to say
00:03:45.900 زن زندگی آزادی
00:03:47.300 Women, Life, Freedom
00:03:48.780 I hope to be in Iran
00:03:50.780 I hope to be in the end of the year
00:03:52.660 the country of Syria
00:03:53.780 in the country of peace 1.00
00:03:55.300 and to be able to get rid of them