(videos) Persian fire festival celebrated despite government warnings

March 14, 2012

Videos from different cities in Iran showing people celebrating the Chaharshanbeh Soori (Last Wednesday Eve of the Persian Year) fire hopping festival, despite stern warnings by government to cancel the celebrations:

Qazvin:

Ahvaz:

Kermanshah:

Tehran (Capital):

Tabriz:

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