An Iranian man plays with a firework in the Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, during Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire, on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, when Iranians jump over burning bonfires and throw firecrackers celebrating arrival of the spring which coincides with their new year, or Nowruz, which begins on March 21.
Vahid Salemi Associated Press