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New protests in Iran during fire festival: monitors

  • The fire festival, called Chaharshanbe Suri in Farsi, is celebrated every year on the night of the last Tuesday of the Iranian calendar year
  • During the festival, participants jump over bonfires to ward off evil spirits
By AFP ·

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