The life-size replica of the fire temple is equally fascinating ... it features sacred motifs inspired by ancient Persian architecture in Iran. The Alpaiwala Museum, originally founded in 1952 ...

An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...

The street festival is the symbol of good health, cultivation, light, and purity for Iranians Literally meaning ‘Wednesday Festivity’, Chaharshanbeh-Suri has its roots in ancient Persia traditions.

The fire festival offers a great opportunity for that. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New ...