Chaharshanbeh Soori celebration in pahlavi period

Local varieties of the name of the festival include Azerbaijani Gūl Čāršamba (in Ardabil), Kurdish Kola Čowāršamba and Čowāršama Koli (in Kurdistan), and Isfahani Persian Čāršambe Sorxi (in Isfahan). To the Yezidi Kurds, it is known as Çarşema Sor.