The fire festival offers a great opportunity for that. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the ...

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the year, ahead of Nowruz, the ...

Fireworks, bonfires and wishing lanterns floating across the night sky are common features (Vahid Salemi/AP) Jumping over a bonfire is a common sight on Tehran’s streets during the festival ...

The fire festival offers a great opportunity ... set off fireworks and send wish lanterns floating off into the night sky. Others jump over and around fires, chanting “My yellow is yours ...

Singing and dancing can be seen on the streets of Tehran (Vahid Salemi/AP) The festival celebrates the arrival of spring as part of the Persian New Year (Vahid Salemi/AP) Fireworks, bonfires and ...

A 10-foot-tall lantern will be lit Sunday evening in honor of the 250th anniversary of the events that sparked the American ...

The Potomac River will light up this spring as the Water Lantern Festival comes to the National Harbor. The festival, ...

Tickets are now on sale for the Erie Zoo’s first-ever Chinese lantern festival, commemorating their 100th year in the ...

Zoo Luminate will be open Wednesday through Sunday each week, 6-10 p.m., through May 25, just in time for the regular zoo season, which opens on March 28. To learn more details about the event or see ...