Iran is reporting one dead and others injured in the fire celebrations of Chahar-Shanbe Suri, the "Red Wednesday" celebration on the eve of the last Wednesday of the old Persian year. The ancient Persian celebration,k which precedes Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is closely watched by the clerical regime, both for the feast's pre-Islamic Persian content and Zoroastrian echoes, and as a possible outlet for political protest.
Greetings to Iranians and all who celebrate Iranian culture everywhere for Chahar-Shanbe Suri and the approach of Nowruz.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-one-killed-74-injured-during-observance-of-iranian-annual-fire-festival/2012/03/13/gIQAFIL59R_story.html
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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