First night of the Kurdish autumn (Pir Musi's enthronement)

Culture of origin: Yarsan · Cultural

Holiday sources: Yarsan (Ahl-e Haqq)

The autumn of the Kurdish garmsiri calendar begins every year on 2 Mordad. On its first night, the evening of 1 Mordad, the Yarsan gather in their jam-khanehs and holy places to welcome the season with prayer, vows and offerings, to the sound of the tanbur, and mark the enthronement of Pir Musi, "of the golden pen" (qalam-e zar).