Sadeh is an ancientPersianfestival that was held by Zoroastrians in Tehran on Thursday.Sadehcelebrates 50 days beforeNowruz.SadehinPersianmeans hundred and refers to one hundred days and nights past the end of summer (or the beginning of long-winter known to start at the end of summer in ancient Persia/Iran). Sadeh is a mid winter festival that was ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Followers of Iran's minority Zoroastrian religion gathered after sunset to mark Sadeh - an ancient mid-winter feast dating to Iran's pre-Islamic past that is also drawing new interest from Muslims. Zoroastrian priests, dressed in white to symbolize purity, recited verses from Avesta, the holy Zoroastrian book, before more than ...