Four dead, thousands injured in Iran fire festival celebrations
The fire festival, an ancient Zoroastrian tradition, predates Islam and is celebrated on the last Wednesday of the Persian calendar, which ends this year on March 20./ Iranian families light fire outside their houses in Tehran on March 13, 2018 during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Noruz.(AFP Photo)/ Four people have been killed and thousands injured during celebrations of Iran’s annual fire festival ahead of the Persian new year, an official told state ...
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