JUMPING OVER FIRE:
In the evening of last Wednesday of the year people celebrate the red Wednesday. In sassanid's period people used to make fire and danced around the fire and showed their happiness. They never jumped over fires since they found it disrespectful. But now in Iran people burn some wood and they jump over it at the time they sing "Sorkhye tou az man zardi man az tou" (addressing the fire) meaning give me you redness and take away all my paleness and yellowish look. By jumping over a fire the taking its energy and redness they would start a healthy year.
SPOON BEATING:
In the evening of red wednesday girls wish for something then they stand in front of houses .Only by beating (they are not allowed to ask for food orally) on their pot and plates they ask for something to eat (nuts, food, or sometimes money) they can only perfume that beating action in front of seven houses if in the end they were not able to collect anything their wishes won't come true.
Translated by Raheleh
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