On April 1, it is customary in many countries around the world to celebrate “April Fools’ Day” with funny jokes and pranks. On this day, people in Germany also tell little lies. After the other person has believed it, it is revealed that it was only a joke.
Little lies after the New Year
In Iran, there is a similar tradition, but it is celebrated on the 13th of Farvardin (the 13th day of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz). This day, also known as “Sizdah Be-dar”, falls on April 2 each year in the Gregorian calendar. On this day, people go out into nature to celebrate the end of the New Year and tell funny jokes and little lies. After telling these lies, people say, “Druogh Sizdah” (lie of the 13th of Farvardin) to show that it was a harmless joke.
Happy moments with family and friends
Examples of jokes on Sizdah Be-dar in Iran:
Someone says to their friends: “All the birds have moved to Iran this week!” If their friends react with surprise, he or she says: “It was a Druogh Sizdah!”
Another joke might be: “This year we only have two months of summer because of the weather!” Then he or she says out loud: “It was a Druogh Sizdah!”
Overall, the 13th of Farvardin is an opportunity to have fun and experience happy moments together with family and friends.
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