Iranian leader shuns ancient fire festival
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads the weekly Muslim Friday prayers at Tehran University on June 19, 2009./ -- Iran's supreme leader is attempting to extinguish an annual event celebrating the last days of winter and the Persian calendar year, and the government is strengthening its security presence in the days leading up to a major holiday, Iranian media reported. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday urged Iranians to dismiss the ancient practice of fire jumping and feasting on Chaharshanbe Soori, a festival held on the eve of ...
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