Sizdah be dar
In Persian tradition, sizdah be dar is the custom of leaving the house for public celebrations on the thirteenth (sizdah) day of the month of Farvardin (corresponding to April 2), the last day of the Norouz period.
This is the last phase of the celebrations of the New Year. In modern times people go to parks, have a picnic and throw their Sabzeh the seeds they grow near the beginning of Norooz – into a river, symbolizing the cycle of life. Some girls also tie the sprouts of Sabzeh on this day, hoping to find husbands and have a good fortune. Some people also tell big lies on this day, calling it the thirteenth lie (this is very similar to Aprils Fools custom.) The photos are taken in Azadi (Freedom) Square, where commonplace people of Tehran and suburbs spend their sizdah-be-dar.