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30 June 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JUNE 29: Participants jump over tree branches, an adaptation since open fires are prohibited in Edmonton, while members of Edmonton’s Ukrainian community and their friends gather for Kupala Night celebrations, organized by the Ukrainian National Youth Federation (UNYF), at Victoria Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on June 29, 2025. Kupala Night is a centuries-old Slavic folk celebration of the summer solstice that blends pagan and Christian traditions. Celebrated in Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, it features rituals such as bonfire jumping, water ceremonies, and the symbolic search for the mythical fern flower.

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30 June 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JUNE 29: Participants jump over tree branches, an adaptation since open fires are prohibited in Edmonton, while members of Edmonton’s Ukrainian community and their friends gather for Kupala Night celebrations, organized by the Ukrainian National Youth Federation (UNYF), at Victoria Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on June 29, 2025. Kupala Night is a centuries-old Slavic folk celebration of the summer solstice that blends pagan and Christian traditions. Celebrated in Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, it features rituals such as bonfire jumping, water ceremonies, and the symbolic search for the mythical fern flower.

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30 June 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA – JUNE 29: Participants jump over tree branches, an adaptation since open fires are prohibited in Edmonton, while members of Edmonton’s Ukrainian community and their friends gather for Kupala Night celebrations, organized by the Ukrainian National Youth Federation (UNYF), at Victoria Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on June 29, 2025. Kupala Night is a centuries-old Slavic folk celebration of the summer solstice that blends pagan and Christian traditions. Celebrated in Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, it features rituals such as bonfire jumping, water ceremonies, and the symbolic search for the mythical fern flower.

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19 March 2025

Two Iranian women jump over the fire while participating in the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

An Iranian man jumps over the fire while participating in the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, which signifies the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

A young Iranian woman jumps over the fire during the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in downtown Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Fireworks light up the sky over housing complexes during the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Iranian youths gather around a fire while celebrating the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

A young Iranian woman holds a firecracker while participating in the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Iranian families gather around a firecracker while participating in the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

A young Iranian boy holds a firecracker while participating in the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Iranian youths dance around the fire during the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Iranian youths dance around the fire during the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Iranian youths dance around the fire during the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Iranian youths dance around the fire during the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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19 March 2025

Two young Iranian men perform with fire while participating in the annual ''Chahar Shanbeh Soori,'' also known as the fire festival, in western Tehran, Iran, on March 18, 2025. Every year on the eve of the last Wednesday before the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Iranians celebrate Chahar Shanbeh Soori, signifying the triumph of light over darkness and purification for the coming year.

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