Oct 2nd: Celebrate Mehregan 2016 with friends and wine
| Date: | Thu, Aug 18, 2016 - Thu, Oct 6, 2016 |
Buy beautiful wine to celebrate Mehregan with family & friends.
The Name: Mehrgan, the Mehr day in the Mehr month also corresponded to the day farmers collected their crops.
The Date: October 2nd 2016
Ancient Times:
Mehrgān was celebrated in an extravagant style at Persepolis. Not only was it the time for harvest, but it was also the time when the taxes were collected. Visitors from different parts of the Persian Empire brought gifts for the king all contributing to a lively festival.
During pre-Islamic and early Islamic Iran, Mehrgān was celebrated with the same magnificence and pageantry as Nowruz. It was customary for people to send or give their king, and each other, gifts. Rich people usually gave gold and silver coins, heroes and warriors gave horses while others gave gifts according to their financial power and ability, even as simple as an apple. Those fortunate enough would help the poor with gifts. *
* Source: wikipedia