Christopher Jacobson ’27 reflects on his spring break spent in Tokyo representing the U.S. in a fire dancing festival.

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the year, ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year (March 20). Others ...

(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Iranians dance while celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran ...