Iran celebrates ancient fire festival ahead of Persian New Year as tensions with US loom
Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...
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An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...
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From Iran to Australia: A taste of Persian New Year
Iran. Chaharshanbe Suri is a Persian fire festival that takes place on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian calendar year. Credit: Amin Mohammad Jamali / Getty Images “All the neighbours ...
In Pictures: Iran celebrates ancient fire festival ahead of Persian New Year
Iran has marked its annual fire festival. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last ...