Trick or Treating (Spoon-hitting) in Persian Culture

It is widely believed that Chaharshanbe Soori is a Zoroastrian celebration, which is not entirely true. The way people celebrate it today has changed a lot after the invasion of Arabs. Iranians originally were followers of Zoroaster and they believed water, fire, soil, and air are sacred because they are the four main elements of nature. Among these four, fire has the most blessings within it because it is purifying and it never gets polluted. Because fire is highly respected among Zoroastrians they never set fire in the streets and do not jump over it.