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THE RED HOT CELEBRATION OF CHAHARSHANBEH SOORI (Festival of Fire)
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March 14, 2017September 2, 2017

THE RED HOT CELEBRATION OF CHAHARSHANBEH SOORI (Festival of Fire)

Probably one of the more well-known of the Iranian celebrations by Westerners, aside from Nowruz, Chaharshanbe Soori is the unique celebration of unknown origins that leads up to the marking of the new year. This festival is celebrated in a few different ways today, all of which still include jumping over a huge fire! Iranians...