It commemorates the moment he appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor in the final year of the Prophet Muhammad’s life. This is the declaration that for the Shiite community established Ali as the first imam.
Every year, on the anniversary of this historic and spiritually important event, Iranians from all over the country join together to celebrate Gadir in a vibrant public ceremony. Millions of people are taking part in these festivals held in cities and towns across Iran.
Let’s take a closer look at some of the incredible statistics surrounding this national celebration.
The world’s longest amusement park
Extending over an astounding 13km, this unprecedented amusement park is specially designed for children with a wide range of mobile play equipment. Set up along the very route, usually crossed by city buses, the park unfolds as a continuous, lively strip of joy, turning ordinary city boulevards into the longest playground on the planet.
Stunning Statistics: Free Meals Overtake the Global Fast Food Giant
In Iran, citizens collectively prepare and distribute more than 40 million hot meals during the massive celebrations. To put that into perspective, McDonald’s has 41,800 branches worldwide and only sells around 6.5 million burgers per day worldwide.
In other words, Iranians are offering nearly seven times more meals than McDonald’s sells worldwide, not for profit, but for generosity.
The amount of food distributed during these gatherings in Tehran alone combines the global daily sales of major fast food chains such as KFC (12 million meals), Starbucks (14 million customers) and the subway.
1 Million Children Join Tehran’s Free Mega Amusement Park
Amazing million children will take part in a free amusement park set up during Tehran’s spectacular public celebration. To get a sense of scale, the number of children attending this single event exceeds the overall population of major global cities such as San Francisco (USA), Washington, DC (USA), Lyon (France), Liverpool (UK), and Porto (Portugal).
This was not just a carnival, it was a joy, generosity, a city-sized celebration of childhood, and everything was possible without tickets or corporate sponsorship.
Country of united: the people behind the celebration
Iran proudly describes this monumental celebration as driving people. This event, fully organized and carried out by volunteers, is a testament to the strength of religious beliefs and community spirit. Driven solely by their beliefs, these individuals gather and serve on the day of Gadir.
The estimate places a number of 80,000-100,000 volunteers and grassroots organizers, over the active troops of countries such as Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and most countries around the world.
Iran’s 500-kilometre celebration
Iran’s national Gadir celebrations held simultaneously in a linear format in multiple cities spanning an estimated 500 km long. From cities to cities, this vast celebration forms an ongoing line of joy, faith and public participation.
To get a sense of its size, the combined stretches of the celebration are longer than the overall width of the country, such as Denmark (452 km), Norway (430 km), Chile (175 km), Switzerland (350 km), Austria (300 km), and Croatia (300 km).
3 Million Free Ice Cream – Iranian Dairy Company Coat
The stunning exhibition of the Corporate Community Partnership will distribute 3 million ice creams to the public during the Gadir celebration. It is located in Tehran and does not count the other 31 cities that host 31 other cities of Iran’s own festivals.
This amazing figure out out the combination of daily sales of some of the world’s most recognized ice cream giants.
Bluebell Cream – 700,000 a day
Amolino – 500,000 per day
Graeter’s – 100,000 a day
And more.
This year, on June 14th, Gadir celebrations are scheduled to take place on an unprecedented scale.
