Azerbaijan celebrates Fire Tuesday with bonfires, dances, and soul-cleansing rituals before Novruz.
Azerbaijan is celebrating Fire Tuesday (Od Chershenbesi), one of the four festive Tuesdays leading up to the Novruz Holiday. Fire represents warmth, comfort, purification, and is considered sacred in Azerbaijan's cultural heritage. On Fire Tuesday, Azerbaijanis light bonfires, dance, and jump over them to cleanse souls and ward off evil spirits, honoring the upcoming new year with Zoroastrian roots.
March 04, 2024
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