The two days before are celebrated by the Iranian s, as are the thirteen days after. Baha'is, on the other hand, follow this holiday with a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset, celebrating by reading passages from their sacred scriptures and joining each other in prayer. Now Rouz also celebrate s the creation of fire. It is the greatest religious festival in Mexico to commemorate the appearance of the Blessed Virgin to an Indian boy in 1531. Today, tens of thousands of worshipers make the annual pilgrimage to the Cathedral near Mexico City.
Native dancers leap for hours at a time in the church's atrium.
The procession of people carrying a slender platform with clay figurines of Mary and Joseph, angels and stars, moves from house to house and are refused entry. Finally, one house allows them in, where celebrations include refreshments and a pinata for the children. This reenactment is done each day with a different family prov iding the refreshments. This festive holiday celebrates the rescue of the ancient Persian Jews from a plot to destroy them. Jews dress in fancy dress, give gifts of food to each other and charity to the poor.