Hajji Firuz' is a satire maker, traditional herald of Nowrouz, the Irranian New Year. His face is colored in black and he is dressed in bright red clothes. Before Nowruz, Hajji Firuz plays a tambourine and sings folk songs. Here Hajji Firuz enters Tehran hospitals to entertain patient children.    ...

Hajji Firuz is the traditional herald of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. He oversees celebrations for the new year perhaps as a remnant of the ancient Zoroastrian fire-keeper.His face is covered in soot and he is clad in bright red clothes and a felt hat.While ushering in Nowruz, Hajji Firuz plays a tambourine and sings "H?ji Firuz-e, sal-i-ye ruz-e" ...