{"id":13074,"date":"2013-03-12T13:35:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T13:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-protests\/13074-iran-people-welcome-fire-festival-ceremony"},"modified":"2023-01-14T19:12:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T18:12:39","slug":"iran-people-welcome-fire-festival-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-people-welcome-fire-festival-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: People welcome fire festival ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"fire-festival-200\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-39554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/fire-festival-200.gif\" border=\"0\" style=\"margin: 5px;float: left\" width=\"297\" height=\"200\" \/>NCRI \u2013 The youth welcome fire festival (Chaharshanbe-suri) in cities across Iran despite severe restrictions and measures imposed by the Iranian regime to prevent people from celebrating the ancient festival.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian New Year begins on Thursday March 21. Chaharshanbe-suri (Fire Festival) celebrations are held on the night before the last Wednesday of the year on the evening of March 19.<\/p>\n<p>During the festival &#8211; which dates back to the 7th Century &#8211; Iranians traditionally celebrate by lighting bonfires and jumping through the flames.<\/p>\n<p>The population has traditionally used the event on the last Wednesday of the Iranian year to air their grievances against the leaders of the regime.<\/p>\n<p>The youth in Tehran neglected any warnings given by the Iranian regime. The sound of firecrackers and handmade grenades are already being heard in various districts.<\/p>\n<p>The youth in southern city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran also welcomed the fire festival ceremony by throwing firecrackers. 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