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03-19-2014, 10:52 PM
10 Glowing Photos From Iran's Fire-Jumping Festival
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This week, Iran celebrates Chaharshanbe Souri — also k**wn as the Festival of Fire
The ancient holiday has been celebrated since the Zoroastrian era, and perhaps even earlier. All over the country, participants celebrate by jumping over bonfires and fireworks as a symbolic purification for the oncoming spring and Persian New Year.
See also: One 4-Year-Old's Sweet Best Friendship With a Bulldog (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/rebecca-leimbach-photography/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The jubilant festivities take place on the last Tuesday of the solar year, and light up the night, casting a beautiful glow on revelers. We gathered up a few infectiously joyful photos from the event.
Take a look. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/fire-jumping-festival/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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This week, Iran celebrates Chaharshanbe Souri — also k**wn as the Festival of Fire
The ancient holiday has been celebrated since the Zoroastrian era, and perhaps even earlier. All over the country, participants celebrate by jumping over bonfires and fireworks as a symbolic purification for the oncoming spring and Persian New Year.
See also: One 4-Year-Old's Sweet Best Friendship With a Bulldog (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/rebecca-leimbach-photography/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The jubilant festivities take place on the last Tuesday of the solar year, and light up the night, casting a beautiful glow on revelers. We gathered up a few infectiously joyful photos from the event.
Take a look. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/fire-jumping-festival/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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