Sadeh Celebration in Tehran

1386/11/10 - IRAN - : A zoroastrian woman carries goblet of fire during Sadeh celebration in Tehran, Iran. Sadeh is an ancient Persian festival which celebrates 50 days before Nowruz. Sadeh in Persian means "hundred" and refers to one hundred days and nights past the end of summer (or the beginning of long-winter known to start at the end of summer in ancient Persia/Iran). Sadeh is a mid winter festival that was celebrated with grandeur and magnificence in ancient Persia. It was a festivity to honor fire and to defeat the forces of darkness, frost, and cold. / Photo : Roshan Norouzi / IRAN IMAGES

Photo: Roshan Norouzi / PHOTO AGENCY OF IRANIAN PHOTOJOURNALIST ASSOCIATION