"Chaharshanbe Suri" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Chaharshanbeh Suri [alternative], Chahar Shanbe Suri [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian چهارشنبهسوری (čahāršanba-sūrī /čahâršanbe-suri, literally “scarlet/festive Wednesday”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fa|-}} Borrowed from Persian, {{fa-l|چَهَارْشَنْبَهسُورِی|lit=scarlet/festive Wednesday}} چهارشنبهسوری (čahāršanba-sūrī /čahâršanbe-suri, literally “scarlet/festive Wednesday”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolink=1}} Chaharshanbe Suri
  1. an Iranian festival of the fire dance celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, also the first festivity of Nowruz. Wikidata QID: Q2372493 Wikipedia link: Chaharshanbe Suri Translations (Iranian Wednesday Festival): Axır çərşənbə (Azerbaijani), Çərşənbə-suri (Azerbaijani), چَهَارْشَنْبهسُورِی (čahāršanbē-sūrī) (Dari), چَهارْشَنْبِهسوری (čahâršanbe-suri) (Iranian Persian), چارشنبهسرخی (čâršanba-sorxi) (Isfahani), Чаҳоршанбесурӣ (Čahoršanbesuri) (Tajik Persian)

Alternative forms

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