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	Tirgan is an ancient Iranian tradition which is still celebrated in various regions of Iran, including [[Mazandaran Province\|Mazenderan]], [[Khorasan Province\|Khorasan]], and [[Arak, Iran\|Arak]].<ref>[http://www.farahan.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:1390-03-17-15-27-03&catid=74:1388-12-01-10-35-03&Itemid=151 Farahan: A Report on Iranian Celebrations]</ref><ref>[http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 Aftab Markazi: Celebrations in Arak] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918214424/http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 \|date=2011-09-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 2rism: Celebrations in Mazandaran] {{Webarchive\|url=https://archive.is/20120718111809/http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 \|date=2012-07-18 }}</ref> It is widely attested by historians such as [[Abu Sa'id Gardezi\|Gardezi]], [[Al-Biruni\|Biruni]], and [[Al-Masudi\|Masudi]], as well as European travelers during the [[Safavid dynasty\|Safavid]] era.		Tirgan is an ancient Iranian tradition which is still celebrated in various regions of Iran, including [[Mazandaran Province\|Mazenderan]], [[Khorasan Province\|Khorasan]], and [[Arak, Iran\|Arak]].<ref>[http://www.farahan.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:1390-03-17-15-27-03&catid=74:1388-12-01-10-35-03&Itemid=151 Farahan: A Report on Iranian Celebrations]</ref><ref>[http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 Aftab Markazi: Celebrations in Arak] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918214424/http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 \|date=2011-09-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 2rism: Celebrations in Mazandaran] {{Webarchive\|url=https://archive.today/20120718111809/http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 \|date=2012-07-18 }}</ref> It is widely attested by historians such as [[Abu Sa'id Gardezi\|Gardezi]], [[Al-Biruni\|Biruni]], and [[Al-Masudi\|Masudi]], as well as European travelers during the [[Safavid dynasty\|Safavid]] era.

	The celebration is dedicated to [[Tishtrya]], an archangel who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.		The celebration is dedicated to [[Tishtrya]], an archangel who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.

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{{Infobox holiday
|holiday_name = Tirgan
|image =
|caption = Tirgan in Kooshk Varjavand, [[Tehran]] (2010)
|observedby = {{flag|Iran}}<br />{{flag|Tajikistan}}<br />{{flag|United States}}<br />{{flag|Canada}}<br />{{flag|European Union}}
|date = [[Tir (month)|Tir]] 13 ([[July 2]], [[July 3|3]], or [[July 4|4]])
|frequency = Annual
|relatedto = [[Nowruz]], [[Mehrgan]], [[Sadeh|Sade]], [[Yalda]]
}}
'''Tirgan''' ({{lang-fa|تیرگان}}, ''Tirgān''), is a [[summer solstice|mid summer ancient]] [[Iran]]ian festival, celebrated annually on [[Tir (month)|Tir]] 13 ([[July 2]], [[July 3|3]], or [[July 4|4]]).
It is celebrated by splashing water, dancing, reciting [[Persian poetry|poetry]], and serving traditional foods such as [[spinach soup]] and [[sholezard]]. The custom of tying rainbow-colored bands on wrists, which are worn for ten days and then thrown into a stream, is also a way to rejoice for children.

==Overview==
[[File:Arash statue in Sa'dābād palace.jpg|thumb|left|Statue of [[Arash|Arash the Archer]] at the [[Sa'dabad Complex]], [[Tehran]].]]
Tirgan is an ancient Iranian tradition which is still celebrated in various regions of Iran, including [[Mazandaran Province|Mazenderan]], [[Khorasan Province|Khorasan]], and [[Arak, Iran|Arak]].<ref>[http://www.farahan.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:1390-03-17-15-27-03&catid=74:1388-12-01-10-35-03&Itemid=151 Farahan: A Report on Iranian Celebrations]</ref><ref>[http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 Aftab Markazi: Celebrations in Arak] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918214424/http://aftabmarkazi.ir/1390/04/1157 |date=2011-09-18 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 2rism: Celebrations in Mazandaran] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120718111809/http://www.2rism.net/plugins/tagcloud/tagcloud.php?%D8%AC%D8%B4%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 |date=2012-07-18 }}</ref> It is widely attested by historians such as [[Abu Sa'id Gardezi|Gardezi]], [[Al-Biruni|Biruni]], and [[Al-Masudi|Masudi]], as well as European travelers during the [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] era.

The celebration is dedicated to [[Tishtrya]], an archangel who appeared in the sky to generate thunder and lightning for much needed rain.

Legend says that [[Arash|Arash the Archer]] was a man chosen to settle a land dispute between the leaders of the lands Iran and [[Turan]]. Arash was to loose his arrow, on the 13th day of [[Tir (month)|Tir]], and where the arrow landed, would lie the border between the two kingdoms. Turan had suffered from the lack of rain, and Iran rejoiced at the settlement of the borders, then rain poured onto the two countries and there was peace between them.

It is stated in Biruni's chronology that "by the order of God, the wind bore the arrow away from the mountains of [[Ruyan (district)|Ruyan]] and brought the utmost frontier of [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]] between [[Fergana]] and [[Tabaristan|Tapuria]]."<ref>''[[The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries]]'', [[Biruni]] – [[Eduard Sachau]] translation (1879)</ref> Gardizi has given a similar description, although he notes that "the arrow of Arash fell in the area between Fargana and [[Bactria]]."

== Ceremony==
Tirgan is celebrated every year in [[Mazandaran Province]] and [[Amol]] in northern Iran, the capital [[Tehran]], [[Karaj]], and the central and southern cities of [[Yazd]], [[Meybod]], [[Ardakan]], [[Kerman]], [[Bam, Iran|Bam]], [[Shiraz]], [[Isfahan]], [[Ahvaz]], and [[Farahan]]. Iranians of the [[Zoroastrian]] faith also celebrate this outside Iran, in [[Europe]] and the [[US]].

==See also==
*[[Tirgan Festival]]
*[[Summer solstice]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{Iranian Festivals}}

[[Category:Ancient Iranian religion]]
[[Category:Festivals in Iran]]
[[Category:July observances]]
[[Category:Observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar]]
[[Category:Persian words and phrases]]
[[Category:Religious festivals in Iran]]
[[Category:Summer events in Iran]]
[[Category:Zoroastrian festivals]]

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