Tehranis Celebrate Chaharshanbe Suri Fire Festival in Ekbatan Neighborhood

Video footage shared by Vahid Online shows residents of Ekbatan neighborhood in Tehran celebrating Chaharshanbe Suri (the Persian fire-jumping festival), recorded on Tuesday, 26 Esfand (March 17). The centuries-old tradition — held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz — continues in the Iranian capital despite the ongoing conflict.