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celebration

Lifestyle & Belief
As winter arrives in the southern hemisphere, Brazilians celebrate ‘June Festivals’
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The reporter, Shuka Kalantari, records the sounds of a Persian New Year's celebration at her friend's home. Jumping over a small fire is a symbolic gesture to start a fresh new year.
Lifestyle & Belief
Fire-jumping and eating ‘ash’ — let’s ring in the New Year, Persian-style