Many people dress up as Hadji Firooz, who is a symbolic character of the New Year, just as Santa Claus is of Christmas.Hadji Firooz wears a red satin costume and has black makeup on his face.He sings and dances through the streets,telling everyone that the New Year is coming. A Today,people see him in shopping malls,just as you can see sata claus in the united states or in Britain.