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Iranians welcome New Year with fire festival

Iranians welcome the arrival of spring with an ancient fire festival known as “Chaharshanbe Suri” or the "Festival of Fire."

Yusef Jalali
Press TV, Tehran

 

Iranians welcome the arrival of spring with an ancient fire festival known as “Chaharshanbe Suri” or the "Festival of Fire." The street festival which comes on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year is the symbol of good health, cultivation, light, and purity for Iranians. Press TV Yusef Jalali has more.


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