حاجی فیروز

Haij Firuz or Khajeh Piruz,is one of the fictional characters in Iranian folklore who appears in city streets by the beginning of Nowruz in order for people to be informed of Nowruz arrival.

He is a man with a black face covered in soot, and he is clad in bright red clothes, a spindle hat and sharp-pointed cotton summer shoes. He dances through the streets while singing, making people laugh, and playing a tambourine.

Haji Firouz is considerd as one of the most well known symbols of the ancient Iran. During Nowruz he can be seen in different locations, bringing good tidings of the arrival of spring through reciting special poems and playing tambourine.