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A day out to mark a Persian tradition

Thursday, 02 April 2015 4:11 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 02 April 2015 9:16 AM ]

Iranians spend the day out to mark an annual Persian tradition on the Nature’s Day. (file photo)

Iranians across the country are seizing the opportunity of the Nature’s Day to spend some quality time with their loved ones out in the wilderness.

It is, however, not just natural sites and the countryside to which Iranians venture on April 2 – or Farvardin 13 according to the Iranian calendar – every year in a long-running Persian tradition.

More modest destinations, such as parks and recreational sites inside cities are also popular with some Iranians.

The day is popularly known in Farsi as “sizdah bedar,” which roughly translates as “outing the 13th [of Farvardin].”

Whether in the cities or out in the countryside, outdoor barbeques and other portable cooking devices are a common sight. Relishing good food is, after all, an indispensable part of the event.