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 ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Iran has marked its annual fire festival. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — I’ve worked for The Associated ... to show the world what life looks like here in my hometown. The fire festival offers a great opportunity for that. Known as ...