Party: Amsterdam, Mediamatic Post CS
The Fire Party
Gastarbeider Dating Closing Event on Tuesday
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18
Mar
2008
20:00 Mediamatic Post CS Oosterdokskade 5 Amsterdam www.mediamatic.net (view on map)
Lots of fire, music by Iranian DJ Ishtar, Persian Delights, our international bar and a massive gathering of aliens were all ingredients of the final Gastarbeider Dating Party.
Fire celebration at Mediamatic -
photo by prlupin found on flickr
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Fire Party
The fire party started at 20.00 hrs when all the artists were the first to jump over the fire.
The Party was inspired by 'the Wednesday Fire Party' an Iranian festival which marks the arrival of spring and revival of nature. Nowruz, the Iranian New Year's Day, was on the 20th march in 2008.
And we were sorry, so we decided to mess things up a little: make your own Fitna film in the Video Booth
DJ Ishtar at MediamaticFoto gevonden op website NPS
Halloween Iranian style
In Iran the very last Wednesday of the year is known as Chahar Shanbeh Soori (Čahār Šanbé Sūrī). On the evening before this specific Wednesday, bonfires are lit in public places. By the use of both fire and light, everyone wishes for enlightenment and happiness throughout the coming year. People leap over the flames, shouting:
Sorkhi-ye to az man; Zardi-ye man az to
Give me your beautiful red colour; And take back my sickly pallor!
Many people, especially children, wrap themselves in shrouds symbolically reenacting the visits of spirits. By the light of the bonfire, they run through the streets banging on pots and pans with spoons to beat out the last unlucky Wednesday of the year, while they knock on doors to ask for treats. Indeed, Halloween is a Celtic variation of this night.
Source: CAIS
