Ancient · Tir 1

Temuz — Summer Solstice

/te-MOOZ/

جشن تموز

How to greet · Pure Persian

جشن تموز پیروز و روشن

Jashn-e te-MOOZ pi-ROOZ o row-SHAN

"May the festival of Temuz be victorious and bright"

The summer solstice — the sun at full power. روشن (rowshan, bright/luminous) and پیروز (pirooz, triumphant) together invoke the ancient fire and light of the longest day.

Next Occurrence

June 22, 2027

Tir 1, 1406 (Persian)

364

days away

Ancient summer solstice celebration still observed in South Khorasan, Iran. Temuz marks the peak of the sun's power — fire rituals, communal feasts, and gratitude for the harvest season.

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