Nane Sarma

Yalda celebrations, 2015 - Arg mall, Tajrish, Tehran, Iran. Nane Sarma's puppet in big size is hanged from above along with other Iranian characters
Yalda celebrations, 2015 - Arg mall, Tajrish, Tehran, Iran. Nane Sarma's large puppet is hung from above along with other Iranian characters

Nane Sarma (Persian: ننه سرما, "Grandma Frost"), also known as Bibi Barfi (Persian: بی‌بی برفی, "Grandma Snow"), is a mythical character in Iranian folklore. She is the wife of Amu Nowruz, the "Uncle Nowruz".

In 2012, the first Iranian folktale of Nane Sarma was published in English, in the book Pomegranates and Roses: A Persian Love Story.

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References

  1. ↑ http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu/outreach/curriculumplans/lessons/teacherplans Archived 2010-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Harvard University Middle Eastern Studies, Naneh Sarma
  2. ↑ "Payvand". Payvand. 2012-03-28. Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2012-05-02.