Azerbaijan celebrates Fire Tuesday

The four Tuesdays before Novruz are named after the four elements: water, fire, earth and wind. According to legend, God created man from earth and water, gave him warmth and ordered the wind to wake him up. These Tuesdays are, therefore, considered sacred.  And today, Azerbaijan is celebrating Fire Tuesday, the second Tuesday before the Novruz holiday.

Each Tuesday (Chershenbe) has its own traditions. The Fire Tuesday, honours fire, the second element in the creation of the world. People light bonfires and jump over them on all four Tuesdays and on the eve of Novruzo. The fires are purifying and take away all your troubles before the start of the new year.


/Today.Az/